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Title details for The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox - Available

The Slave Dancer

by Paula Fox
George Guidall
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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 muscles strong and their bodies profitable. As the endless voyage continues, Jessie grows increasingly sickened by the greed, brutality, and inhumanity of the slave trade, but nothing prepares him for the ultimate horror he will witness before his nightmare ends—a horror that will change his life forever.

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  • Release date

    September 11, 2015

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781490656168
      • File size: 122443 KB
      • Duration: 04:15:05

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Guidall delivers a compelling performance. Drawing the listener into the story so completely, he complements the full power of Fox's Newbery Award-winning drama. R.F.W. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      In a tale at once fascinating and horrible, young Jessie suffers capture and indenture on a slave ship. His job is to "dance" the slaves by playing his fife while they're forced to engage in daily movement. Actor Peter MacNicol delivers a powerful reading of this horrific tale. His Captain Cawthorn, terrifying in volume and attitude, creates in the listener the same tension that Jessie feels throughout the journey. Masterfully, MacNicol allows Shipmate Stout's obsequiousness to creep slowly upon the listener while simultaneously revealing the affection behind Shipmate Pervis's defiant gruffness. Packed with emotion, MacNicol's first-person narration in Jessie's voice is moving and believable. Judiciously employed symphonic music and the notes of a lone fife heighten the tension throughout. T.B. Winner of AUDIOFILE Earphones Award (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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