Cane Warriors

Author : Alex Wheatle
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 1617758736
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cane Warriors written by Alex Wheatle and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moa, a fourteen-year-old slave, gets caught up in the most significant slave rebellion in Jamaican history, paying homage to freedom fighters all over the world. 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.

Author : Alex Wheatle
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 1617759945
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kemosha of the Caribbean written by Alex Wheatle and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2022-02-02 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1668, a young Jamaican girl, Kemosha, secures her freedom from enslavement and finds her true self while sailing to Panama with the legendary Captain Morgan. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection "Inspired by accounts of women pirates, this fantastical tale represents the era’s cruelty without romanticizing it. Kemosha’s love and persistence combine with forceful action, the terror of harsh racism and passionate, colourful language." —The Toronto Star In 1668, fifteen-year-old Kemosha is sold by a slave owner to a tavern keeper in Port Royal, Jamaica—the “wickedest city on earth.” She soon flees from a brutal assault and finds herself in the company of a mysterious free Black man, Ravenhide, who teaches her the fine art of swordplay, introduces her to her soul mate, Isabella, and helps her win her freedom. Ravenhide is a privateer for the notorious Captain Morgan aboard his infamous ship, the Satisfaction. At Ravenhide’s encouragement, Morgan invites Kemosha to join them on a pillaging voyage to Panama. As her swashbuckling legend grows, she realizes she has the chance to earn enough to buy the freedom of her loved ones—if she can escape with her life . . .

Author : Lalita Tademy
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0759522421
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cane River written by Lalita Tademy and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2001-04-17 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller and Oprah's Book Club Pick-the unique and deeply moving saga of four generations of African-American women whose journey from slavery to freedom begins on a Creole plantation in Louisiana. Beginning with her great-great-great-great grandmother, a slave owned by a Creole family, Lalita Tademy chronicles four generations of strong, determined black women as they battle injustice to unite their family and forge success on their own terms. They are women whose lives begin in slavery, who weather the Civil War, and who grapple with contradictions of emancipation, Jim Crow, and the pre-Civil Rights South. As she peels back layers of racial and cultural attitudes, Tademy paints a remarkable picture of rural Louisiana and the resilient spirit of one unforgettable family. There is Elisabeth, who bears both a proud legacy and the yoke of bondage... her youngest daughter, Suzette, who is the first to discover the promise-and heartbreak-of freedom... Suzette's strong-willed daughter Philomene, who uses a determination born of tragedy to reunite her family and gain unheard-of economic independence... and Emily, Philomene's spirited daughter, who fights to secure her children's just due and preserve their dignity and future. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, Cane River presents a slice of American history never before seen in such piercing and personal detail.

Author : Adrian Threlfall
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1742372201
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jungle Warriors written by Adrian Threlfall and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2014 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australians are acknowledged as being among the best, if not the best, jungle fighters. This fascinating and revealing history explores how the Australian soldier evolved from being trained for and fighting European and desert wars, fought in open country often by large numbers of troops, to the very close warfare of jungle combat.

Author : Joe Kane
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307809919
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Savages written by Joe Kane and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-01-04 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Savages is a firsthand account, by turn hilarious, heartbreaking, and thrilling, of a small band of Amazonian warriors and their battle to preserve their way of life. Includes eight pages of photos.

Author : Mike Leach
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476734976
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Geronimo written by Mike Leach and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-02-24 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An overview of the ... history of Apache chief Geronimo, with a look at the timeless strategies we can learn from his life, from ... football coach Mike Leach"--

Author : Katy Birchall
Publisher : Scholastic UK
ISBN 13 : 0702304808
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Morgan Charmley: Spells and Secrets written by Katy Birchall and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laugh-out-loud, fresh teen comedy with an on-trend witchy spin - Sabrina the Teenage Witch for a new generation! Morgan Charmley is finding it very difficult to keep her witch powers under control and undercover at school. With a fellow secret witch trying to sabotage her and a confusing friendship with a sworn-enemy warlock to navigate, the girl who can spark magic with a click of her fingers knows that trouble always follows fast! Perfect for fans of Louise Rennison, Zoella and Holly Bourne

Author : Jason Wallace
Publisher : Holiday House
ISBN 13 : 0823426904
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Out of Shadows written by Jason Wallace and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Robert Jacklin comes face-to-face with bigotry, racism, and brutality when he is uprooted from England and moves to Zimbabwe with his family. Robert is enrolled in one of the country's most elite boys' boarding schools. Newly integrated, the school is a microcosm of the horrible problems faced by the struggling new country in the wake of a bloody civil war. The white boys want their old country back and torment the black Africans. Robert must make careful alliances. His decision to join the ranks of the more powerful white boys has a devastating effect on his conscience and emerging manhood.

Author : Chris Crudelli
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0756651859
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Way of the Warrior written by Chris Crudelli and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-09-29 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the vast body of styles practiced around the world, including ancient and obscure styles from every continent on the planet, The Way of the Warrior is an indispensable, one-stop reference work for anyone interested in the martial-arts canon.

Author : Alex Wheatle
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 1800900295
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Humiliations of Welton Blake written by Alex Wheatle and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2021-01-07 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welton Blake's life is about to go very, very wrong when hilarity follows disaster in this sharp-witted tale of the trials of pre-teen life, from award-winning and critically acclaimed author Alex Wheatle.