Cane Warriors
Wheatle, Alex
ISBN 10: 1617758558 ISBN 13: 9781617758553
Published by Akashic Books, 2020
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Winner of a 2021 Young Quills Award for Best Historical Fiction
"Wheatle brings the struggle of slavery in the Jamaican sugar cane fields to life . . . A refreshing and heartbreaking story that depicts both a real-life uprising against oppression and the innate desire to be free. Highly recommended." --School Library Journal, Starred Review
NOBODY FREE TILL EVERYBODY FREE.
Moa is fourteen. The only life he has ever known is toiling on the Frontier sugarcane plantation for endless hot days, fearing the vicious whips of the overseers. Then one night he learns of an uprising, led by the charismatic Tacky. Moa is to be a cane warrior, and fight for the freedom of all the enslaved people in the nearby plantations. But before they can escape, Moa and his friend Keverton must face their first great task: to kill their overseer, Misser Donaldson. Time is ticking as the day of the uprising approaches . . .
Irresistible, gripping, and unforgettable, Cane Warriors follows the true story of Tacky's War in Jamaica, 1760.
About the Author: ALEX WHEATLE is the author of several best-selling books including the young adult novels Kemosha of the Caribbean, Cane Warriors, and Home Girl, the modern classic Brixton Rock, and the award-winning Crongton series. He is the subject of the historical drama film Alex Wheatle, which is part of filmmaker Steve McQueen's lauded Small Axe anthology series. His body of work was a finalist for the 2021 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature and has won numerous awards, including the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. His latest work is Sufferah: The Memoir of a Brixton Reggae-Head.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Cane Warriors
Publisher: Akashic Books
Publication Date: 2020
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good