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Summary:
In Five Points, New York, in the 1840s, African American teenager William Henry "Juba" Lane works hard to achieve his dream of becoming a professional dancer but his real break comes when he is invited to perform in England. Based on the life of Master Juba; includes historical note.
ISBN:
9780062112736
9780062112712
0062112732
0062112716
Publisher, Date:
New York : HarperTeen, [2015]
©2015
Description:
201 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 22 cm
Notes:
Publisher, pagination and printing dates may vary.
Subjects:
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.Dancers -- Fiction.
Five Points (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction.
Lane, William Henry, approximately 1825-1852 -- Fiction.
London (England) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Prejudices -- Fiction.
Genre:
Young adult fiction.
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