false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171867012m/124244.jpg 124244 7 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.<br><br>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?<br><br>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.<br><br>This is Raisha's story. 1239022 1989 My Name Is Not Angelica total:147|5:27|4:58|3:45|2:13|1:4| 147 532 193 19 5 2 false false Sat Mar 22 11:26:26 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 24 17:39:40 -0700 2009 3 1 true false Sun May 25 22:07:11 -0700 2008 Sun May 25 22:08:34 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Sun Oct 21 17:28:55 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 17:31:47 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Mon Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Jul 11 06:42:23 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 11 06:43:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 23 09:16:51 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 09:20:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 07:46:29 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 09:19:08 -0700 2009
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either this just isn't the best book or it is for a younger audiance than I thought.
I did like the ending and the historical aspects.]]> 1 0 false false Mon Apr 02 09:13:57 -0700 2007 Mon May 07 09:34:06 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Wed Aug 01 21:20:13 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 01 21:20:57 -0700 2007
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