Juba!: A Novel Cover:Paperback told through the alternating voices

told through the alternating voices of two middle-schoolers

is that a pumpkin

The new kid in school needs a new name

risk losing the opportunities their parents worked hard to provide

which look so pretty all the children ooh and aah

Juba!: A Novel Cover:Paperback told through the alternating voicesIn New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myerss 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 todays tap, jazz dance, and step. With meticulous and intensive research, Walter Dean Myers has brought to life Jubas story.