My Name Is Not Angelica
By Scott O’Dell
Price: $3.99
About the Book
In this historical novel set in the Virgin Islands of 1733, Raisha escapes from her Dutch “owners” in time to witness the mass suicide of her fellow slaves, who prefer death to recapture.
For Raisha, the price of freedom could be everything she has left.
- A Fight for Identity: Forced to answer to the name Angelica, Raisha struggles to hold on to who she is in a world designed to break her spirit.
- Based on a True Story: A meticulously researched novel that brings the harrowing 1733 St. John Slave Revolt to life for young readers.
- From Africa to the Caribbean: Experience Raisha’s terrifying journey from her home in West Africa across the Atlantic on a brutal slave ship to the sugar plantations of the Danish West Indies.
- Love and Rebellion: While Raisha endures, her betrothed, Konje, risks everything to unite the enslaved people and lead a rebellion against their masters.
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Reviews
“O’Dell, like a conjurer, weaves worlds out of words . . . [He] doesn’t spare readers any of the grim realities of slavery; the details . . . are at times almost unbearably painful . . . The ending . . . is so powerful, so searing, it will leave readers stunned.” Publishers Weekly —
About the Book
In this historical novel set in the Virgin Islands of 1733, Raisha escapes from her Dutch “owners” in time to witness the mass suicide of her fellow slaves, who prefer death to recapture.
For Raisha, the price of freedom could be everything she has left.
- A Fight for Identity: Forced to answer to the name Angelica, Raisha struggles to hold on to who she is in a world designed to break her spirit.
- Based on a True Story: A meticulously researched novel that brings the harrowing 1733 St. John Slave Revolt to life for young readers.
- From Africa to the Caribbean: Experience Raisha’s terrifying journey from her home in West Africa across the Atlantic on a brutal slave ship to the sugar plantations of the Danish West Indies.
- Love and Rebellion: While Raisha endures, her betrothed, Konje, risks everything to unite the enslaved people and lead a rebellion against their masters.
Product Details
Reviews
“O’Dell, like a conjurer, weaves worlds out of words . . . [He] doesn’t spare readers any of the grim realities of slavery; the details . . . are at times almost unbearably painful . . . The ending . . . is so powerful, so searing, it will leave readers stunned.” Publishers Weekly —
