★ 美國紐伯瑞兒童文學金牌獎
Take up the pipe, Claudius, a voice growled near Jessie's bound head. "He's worth nothing without his pipe!"
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," to keep their muscles strong and their bodies profitable for their owners' use.
【適讀程度】
Age Range: 10 - 14 years