Rebel Cargo - Hardcover

Riordan, James

3.64

28 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845077741 ISBN 13: 9781845077747

Publisher: Lincoln Children's Books, 2007

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Abena is a rebellious Ashanti girl sold into slavery on the notorious Transatlantic route from West Africa to Jamaica. Mungo is an English orphan who becomes a cabin boy, only to be kidnapped and sold as a white slave. Fate brings the two together and Mungo, risking life and limb, saves Abena from a terrible death. Together they escape and set out towards the Blue Mountains - where rumours tell of a stronghold of runaway slaves ruled by a legendary leader called Nanny. But can Abena and Mungo slip through the hordes of Redcoats and baying bloodhounds sent to drag them back?? Based on historical events, the novel unflinchingly describes the conditions of black and also white slavery in the 18th century, when profits took precedence over human life, and ends on a strong note of hope.

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About the Author:

James Riordan has traveled the world collecting folktales and has published over thirty volumes of tales from different countries. The Twelve Labours of Hercules won the UK Reading Association Award 1998. He is Emeritus Professor at the University of Surry and Visiting Professor at the University of Worcester, as well as holding honorary degrees from Birmingham, London, Moscow and Grenoble. He regularly reviews children's books for The Times., and his autobiography, Comrade Jim: the spy who played for Spartak, was published in 2008 by Fourth Estate.

Review:

This is a book to read at a time when the national myopia over what slavery entailed is challenged as never before. -- Nick Tucker Independent A sobering, compelling and ultimately heart-warming read, Rebel Cargo offers much to mature secondary readers keen to explore this shameful period in our history. www.writeaway.org.uk Readers will likely flinch when reading Rebel Cargo, but the hopeful ending will leave most with a better feeling and with plenty of food for thought. School Librarian

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