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The slave dancer

by Paula Fox

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For use in teaching literature to high school students. Kidnapped by the crew of an Africa-bound ship, a thirteen-year-old boy discovers to his horror that he is on a slave ship and that his job is to play music for the exercise periods of the human cargo.

Criticism and interpretationReaders (Secondary)Slave tradeFictionSlaverySlave narrativesAnglais (Langue)Lectures et morceaux choisis (Enseignement secondaire)EsclavesRomans, nouvellesCommerceRécits d'esclaves