In Five Points, New York, in the 1840s, African American teenager William Henry "Juba" Lane works hard to achieve his dream of becoming a professional dancer but his real break comes when he is invited to perform in England. Based on the life of Master Juba; includes historical note.
year: 2016
call number/section: 1000
subjects: lane, william henry, approximately 1825-1852, juvenile fiction, fiction, dancers, fiction, african americans, new york, prejudices, juvenile fiction / people & places / united states / african american, juvenile fiction / historical / united states / civil war period (1850-1877), five points (new york, n.y.), history, 19th century, fiction, new york (n.y.), london (england), great britain, victoria, 1837-1901, juvenile fiction, juvenile fiction, biographical fiction
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Myers, Walter Dean
In Five Points, New York, in the 1840s, African American teenager William Henry "Juba" Lane works hard to achieve his dream of becoming a professional dancer but his real break comes when he is invited to perform in England. Based on the life of Master Juba; includes historical note.
Schools: 23
Myers, Walter Dean
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers (2016)
In Five Points, New York, in the 1840s, African American teenager William Henry "Juba" Lane works hard to achieve his dream of becoming a professional dancer but his real break comes when he is invited to perform in England. Based on the life of Master Juba.
Schools: 4