Juba!
A Novel
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 13, 2015
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.
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- Who it’s for
- A historical novel that brings Master Juba’s dance legacy into view.
- Themes
- Historical dance, A dancer's rise, Influence on dance traditions
- Genres
- 19th-Century US YA, Dance Stories for Teens, African American YA
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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.
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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!
Dance and History
A historical novel that brings Master Juba’s dance legacy into view.
Come here for
- The story behind one dancer’s influence on tap, jazz, and step
- A window into nineteenth-century Black dance history
Expect
- A novel accompanied by photographs, maps, and other images from Juba’s time
- An afterword from Walter Dean Myers’s wife about the writing process
Where it sits
| African American YA | 72% |
|---|---|
| 19th-Century US YA | 54% |
| Dance Stories for Teens | 48% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Diverse YA Fiction
- 19th-Century US YA
- Civil War Era YA
- 20th-Century US YA
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- Novels in Verse for Teens
- African American YA
- Dance Stories for Teens
- Music Stories for Teens
- Authors
- Walter Dean Myers
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 13, 2015
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Historical dance · A dancer's rise · Influence on dance traditions
- Reading lane
- Diverse YA Fiction