Juba!

By Walter Dean Myers, Read by Brandon Gill

Price: $2.99

About the Book

In New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers’s last novel, he delivers a gripping story based on the life of a real dancer known as Master Juba, who lived in the nineteenth century.

This engaging historical novel is based on the true story of the meteoric rise of an immensely talented young black dancer, William Henry Lane, who influenced today’s tap, jazz, and step dancing. With meticulous and intensive research, Walter Dean Myers has brought to life Juba’s story.

Includes an afterword from Walter Dean Myers’s wife about the writing process of Juba!

Product Details

ISBN: 9780062188304
Imprint: Quill Tree Books
On Sale: Oct 13, 2015
List price: $2.99
Trim Size: 1.000 in (w) x 1.000 in (h) x 1.000 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / African American & Black
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Dance
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Walter Dean Myers

Biography

Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers was recognized by every single major award in the field of children’s literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and five Coretta Scott King Book Award winners. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults and a three-time National Book Award finalist as well as the first ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Brandon Gill

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About the Book

In New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers’s last novel, he delivers a gripping story based on the life of a real dancer known as Master Juba, who lived in the nineteenth century.

This engaging historical novel is based on the true story of the meteoric rise of an immensely talented young black dancer, William Henry Lane, who influenced today’s tap, jazz, and step dancing. With meticulous and intensive research, Walter Dean Myers has brought to life Juba’s story.

Includes an afterword from Walter Dean Myers’s wife about the writing process of Juba!

Product Details

ISBN: 9780062188304
Imprint: Quill Tree Books
On Sale: Oct 13, 2015
List price: $2.99
Trim Size: 1.000 in (w) x 1.000 in (h) x 1.000 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / African American & Black
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Dance
BISAC 4:
BISAC 5:
BISAC 6:

Walter Dean Myers

Biography

Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers was recognized by every single major award in the field of children’s literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and five Coretta Scott King Book Award winners. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults and a three-time National Book Award finalist as well as the first ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Brandon Gill

Reviews

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