In New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers's final novel, he delivers a gripping story based on the life of a real dancer known as "Master Juba," who lived in the nineteenth century. This engaging historical novel follows the meteoric rise of an immensely talented young black dancer, William Henry Lane, who influenced today's tap, jazz dance, and step. With meticulous and intensive research, Walter Dean Myers has brought to life Juba's story. The novel includes photographs, maps, and other images from Juba's time, as well as an afterword from Walter Dean Myers's wife, Constance Myers, about the writing process of Juba!
- ISBN10 0062112732
- ISBN13 9780062112736
- Publish Date 12 January 2017 (first published 19 November 2015)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 5 April 2024
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Amistad Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 208
- Language English