Juba!: A Novel

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Juba!: A Novel
Author: Myers, Walter Dean
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Time Period: Industrial Age
Time Frame: 1842-1854
Geographic Area: North America
Country: United States
Topics: Dance, William Henry Lane
Genre: Fiction, Biography
Reading Age: Upper Middle Grade
Format: Chapter Book
Published: 2016


American History > Industrial Age > African American History

In New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers’s final 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 follows the meteoric rise of an immensely talented young black dancer, William Henry Lane, who influenced today’s tap, jazz dance, and step. 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, as well as an afterword from Walter Dean Myers’s wife, Constance Myers, about the writing process of Juba!

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