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198 pp.
| Hyperion/Jump |
April, 2005 |
TradeISBN 0-7868-0938-8$15.99
(3)
4-6
Taking as her inspiration the "great Negro plot" in New York in 1741, Rinaldi invents a slave, Phoebe, who ponders loyalty, self-preservation, and betrayal after a fellow slave is burned alive for conspiracy and names others in an attempt to try to save himself. With a believable historical setting, this engaging story presents its ethical puzzles in an accessible fashion. Bib.