The Slave Dancer Audiobook

" I just finished this one today and I thought it was awesome! Such an amazing historical depiction of the slave trade, but tastefully done through a young boys eyes. Loved how the ending was handled- just enough info. There were times I was a little lost- like for a while I couldn't figure out why the boy couldn't stand Ben Stout- just some unclear moments. But thought it was masterfully done on the whole-- "kid-friendly" portion of "Roots". "

" I specifically remember buying this book at the Tattered Cover in Denver with my allowance after our teacher read it aloud to us in 5th grade. It wasn't as good as I remembered, but not as fucked up as I thought it might be either, what with the track record of Newberry winners by white people about people of color such as Sign of the Beaver or Island of the Blue Dolphins. It was brutally realistic up to a point, but then trailed off into unrealistic-land, with our main character conveniently being saved by very settled yet undiscovered runaway slave and making friends with one of the formerly captive slaves after they survive a shipwreck. Meh. "

" Although a good read, there are some inappropiate language. "

" This was a challenging book to read because it's brutally honest about the horrors of the slave trade. It's actually amazing to me that it's considered a "young adult" book because it's incredibly sad at times and very disturbing. It's so hard to comprehend the terror slaves felt when they were taken from their country and brought to another to live lives of misery. The story is from the perspective of a young boy from New Orleans who is kidnapped and forced to play music on a slave ship in order to keep the slaves fit and ready to sell. The language is accurate, but inappropriate for young audiences (in my opinion). This book represents very skillful writing and storytelling, but a very sad and upsetting topic. "

" I loved this book. Another kids book (but a chapter book) about a boy that is kidnapped to play his fife on a slave ship to make them dance. Keeps the slaves healthier when they dance. Jesse goes through many trials during his trip. Pick this quick-read up if you want a fun/adventurous time ;) "

" The Slave Dancer is basically a story about one boy's loss of innocence - the year is 1840, and 13 year old Jessie Bollier of New Orleans is kidnapped and forced to play his fife on a slave ship. It gave me more insight into the slave industry and some of the things that went on. However, it is not an easy read. It's very slow to start and seemed to drag. "

" My son read this for 8th grade history, so I picked it up. You can't love a book about this subject, but I am glad I read it, and thought it was interesting and fairly well done. "

" Very interesting story that gives a gruesome look at the cruelty of slave ships in the mid-1800s. "

" Was too sensitive and too young when I read this book, but I liked it. "

" ok so we had to read this book during standardized testing and i finished pretty quickly, i think its only about a 6th grade level book but it was good all the same. "

" super boring! i had 2 read it though! i hav trouble staying awake!!!!! "

" Easy to read historical fiction for kids. Pirates, kidnap, poverty galore. And a slave dancer. It was okay, but not my favorite Newberry Winner. "

" Good Story of life on a slave ship "

" A different look into the slave trade! "

" The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox (1991) "

" I listened to this and the narration was terrible, but despite that I thought that it was an exciting, meaningful story. "

" Good book for kids to read at junior-high level! "

" This was a pretty vivid and intense book about the slave trade. I won't let my kids read it until they are at least 15 years old. It was good, but heart wrenching. "

" This book is full of beautiful language. Paula Fox does an excellent job of painting pictures with her words. Jessie's story is sadly believable. "

" This book may be grusome, but it was great. "

" I had to "teach" this as a class novel during my student teaching. "

" brief, vivid, and very dark "

" I quit reading it in the beggining. It was a bore. "

" One of the best books on the slave trade that I have read. Very moving. "

" Good look at slavery with out too many cruel details. A good first look for a younger reader. "

" This was a sad and difficult book to read. As far as I know it did depict the horrible conditions of a slave trade ship. "

" I won this book. Kind of gut-wrenching for me but that was the reality for the slaves who were the unfortunate victims of the slave trade. "

" Good Story of life on a slave ship "