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Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780440403791
ISBN number: 0440403790
Label: Yearling
Manufacturer: Yearling
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 144
Printing Date: October 01, 1990
Publishing house: Yearling
Age index: Young Adult
Release Date: September 01, 1990
Sale Popularity Level: 165924
Studio: Yearling
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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.
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I read this book like 15 years ago when I was little and still remamber it - I loved it along with Island of the blue dolphins.
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I had never heard of the St. John's slave revolt in 1733. The book tells the story of Raisha, the daughter of a lesser Barato chief, beginning in Africa. The very first chapter tells of the events leading to their being sold into slavery, and pictures her life of freedom. The horrors of the voyage and the terror of being sold are brought to life. Cruelty was apparently common, and the life of the slaves was held in small regard. Raisha was betrothed to a chief in her former life in Africa, and they are sold to the same plantation. He escapes before too long, and heads the slave revolt from Mary Point. After new and harsh slave laws are passed, Raisha escapes also. A preacher marries her and Konje in the camp as they prepare for the revolt. At last, a French ship of war from the nearby island of Martinique arrives. The French soldiers come to the slave camp to end the revolt, but things turn out differently than they expect. Konje realizes the futility of resistance, and as the soldiers watch, the entire camp jump from the cliff to their deaths below rather than return to slavery. Raisha alone, knowing she is a carrying a child, refuses to commit suicide. She is taken to Martinique where she and her child are freed after a year.
The book is not a pleasurable read, due to the horror described throughout. There is love too, but the whole story is a tragedy. It would be a good book to introduce the St. John's revolt, and to learn more about the time and customs.
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I had never heard of the St. John's slave revolt in 1733. The book tells the story of Raisha, the daughter of a lesser Barato chief, beginning in Africa. The very first chapter tells of the events leading to their being sold into slavery, and pictures her life of freedom. The horrors of the voyage and the terror of being sold are brought to life. Cruelty was apparently common, and the life of the slaves was held in small regard. Raisha was betrothed to a chief in her former life in Africa, and they are sold to the same plantation. He escapes before too long, and heads the slave revolt from Mary Point. After new and harsh slave laws are passed, Raisha escapes also. A preacher marries her and Konje in the camp as they prepare for the revolt. At last, a French ship of war from the nearby island of Martinique arrives. The French soldiers come to the slave camp to end the revolt, but things turn out differently than they expect. Konje realizes the futility of resistance, and as the soldiers watch, the entire camp jump from the cliff to their deaths below rather than return to slavery. Raisha alone, knowing she is a carrying a child, refuses to commit suicide. She is taken to Martinique where she and her child are freed after a year.
The book is not a pleasurable read, due to the horror described throughout. There is love too, but the whole story is a tragedy. It would be a good book to introduce the St. John's revolt, and to learn more about the time and customs.
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Ok, the beginning part was okay. When it starts talking about bravery of the runaways, I was excited, and kept reading the book. I enjoyed everything up to the last part: the crappy ending. What the hell is that, they all killed themselves? Sure, it gave them pride, for the ones who wanted to do it. Then again, the women who picked up their children to their deaths and Konje who convinced them too, terrified me!! What are they teaching you here?
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O'Dell,Scott.(1989).My Name Is Not Angelica"
New York:Scholastic, Ltd.
This book is about a girl named Raisha. Raisha and her family and friends live in Africa, until one day the white people came and brought them to America to work as slaves. Raisha, her family and her friends were sold at an auction.Luckly her and Konje were sold to the same master and were sent to Van Prok.
When they got to there plantation they saw the huts they were going to live in and saw the work they were going to do. Then Konje planed a plot of running away tomaho bay, he told Raisha that when there was enough food she could come. So Konje left Van Prok.
Then the other owners slaves ran away, and the run away slaves started stealing food and goods from different plantations. So Governer Gardelin had to make up these rulers that were a lot harsher than the old ones.
Raisha would steal some goods for Konje and hide them by a bush and then Konje would pick them up. Raisha is so upset about all the deaths and everything that is going down that she plans to plot to run away her self.
Raisha runs away and on her way these 2 white boys stop her and ask her if shes a slave and what plantation she belongs to. Raisha doesn't answer. Instead she runs as fasts as she can, until she reaches Cinnamon bay were she catches a lot of fish a drys them out for the slaves to eat, she also gets fruit from some fruit trees.
After Raisha collects enough food for the slaves she heads towards Konjes camp of run away slaves. When she gets there she is greeted by Konje with a hug. Raisha gives Konje the food she colected for the slaves.Then Raisha finds out she's pregnant with Konjes Baby. Then Raisha and Konje get married.
Then the Governor brought a lot of soliders to kill the run aways. Konje told everyone not to surrender. The soldiers came and killed a priest, and all the slaves thought that killing themselves would be better than having them selves killed by white people. So the slaves jump off the cliff. Konje takes Raishas hand and she pulls away telling him she doesn't want to kill the baby, Konje told Raisha that they would all be together in heaven, but Raisha still refused. So Konje jump by himself.
Later Raisha and her baby became free.
I think you should read this book because it has everything. Its sad and happy and basicly has every mood. This book is very good, there was never really a dull part in it.
The genre of this book is slavery. I would give tis book a 9 out of 10.
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