The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox

The Slave Dancer

Paula Fox

177 pages first pub 1973 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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Description

One day, thirteen-year-old jessie Bollier is earning pennies playing his fife on the docks of New Orleans; the next, he is kidnapped and thrown aboard a slave ship, where his job is to provide music while shackled slaves "dance" to keep their musc...

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Community Reviews

3.34
based on 755 reviews

Moods

dark: 71%

emotional: 64%

sad: 64%

tense: 57%

adventurous: 42%

informative: 42%

challenging: 35%

reflective: 14%


Pace

27% of readers chose fast
36% of readers chose medium
36% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

40% of readers chose Plot
40% of readers chose A mix
20% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

45% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
36% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

22% of readers chose Yes
55% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

72% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus?

22% of readers chose Complicated
77% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

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