Book cover for My name is not Angelica
Description
The planter who buys you will put you to work in his household or in the sugar-cane fields. In the fields, under the hot sun, slaves don't last long, perhaps a year. So show your white teeth, Raisha, smile a lot, and don't say anything unless you're asked. Snatched from her home in Africa, sixteen-year-old Raisha begins her new life on the island of St. John's as a slave on Jost van Prok's plantation. Even as a sheltered house servant, Raisha cannot ignore the terrible suffering of other slaves. But is she willing to risk her life to help a group of runaways? This is a compelling account of the great slave rebellion of 1733, and of one daring young woman's suffering, strength, and ultimate triumph of will. This is Raisha's story.
Publisher Dell Yearling
ISBN10 0440403790
ISBN13 9780440403791
Number of Pages 142
File Size DL-35MB
Shelf Number HF989
Grade Range 5 - 9
Ages 10 - 14
Format Audio Plus Download, EPub Download