Juba! Contributor(s): Myers, Walter Dean (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062112716 ISBN-13: 9780062112712 Publisher: Amistad Books for Young Readers
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2015 |
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BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - United States - African American - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Young Adult Fiction | Performing Arts - Dance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2014042527 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 13-UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 8-UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 850(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.6" W x 8.3" L (0.75 lbs) 208 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Civil War | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Booklist 07/01/2015 pg. 56 Publishers Weekly 07/20/2015 Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2015 School Library Journal 08/01/2015 pg. 98 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2015 Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2015 pg. 86 Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2015 - Recommended - Better Than Most Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2016 - Superior,Well Above Average | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 177136 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
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Publisher Description: 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. The novel includes photographs, maps, and other images from Juba's time and an afterword from Walter Dean Myers's wife about the writing process of Juba |
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Contributor Bio(s): Myers, Walter Dean: - Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers received every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and six Coretta Scott King Awardees. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults, 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. |
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