The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox

The Slave Dancer

Paula Fox with Christopher Paul Curtis

192 pages first pub 1973 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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Jessie Bollier often played his fife to earn a few pennies down by the New Orleans docks. One afternoon a sailor asked him to pipe a tune, and that evening Jessie was kidnapped and dumped aboard "The Moonlight," a slave ship, where a hateful duty ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 538 reviews

Moods

emotional 77%
dark 66%
sad 66%
adventurous 55%
tense 55%
challenging 33%
informative 33%
reflective 22%

Pace

medium 44%
slow 33%
fast 22%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Plot: 25% | Character: 25%

Strong character development?

No: 44% | Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 11%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 42% | No: 28% | Yes: 28%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 71% | It's complicated: 28%

Average rating

3.38

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