Age group: 9-12. Downloadable audio file. Duration: 4:02:16. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Read by Peter MacNicol.
Summary:
Snatched from the docks of New Orleans, thirteen-year-old Jessie is thrown aboard a slave ship where he must play his fife so that captured slaves will "dance," and keep their muscles strong and their bodies profitable. Jessie is sickened by the horrible practices of the slave business. But they are nothing compared to the one final horror that Jessie will witness. Can the cruelty be stopped before it's too late?
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