{"product_id":"juba-9780062112736","title":"Juba!","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Walter Dean Myers's 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis engaging historical novel follows the meteoric rise of an immensely talented young black dancer, William Henry Lane, who influenced today's tap, jazz dance, and step. With meticulous and intensive research, Walter Dean Myers has brought to life Juba's story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel includes photographs, maps, and other images from Juba's time, as well as an afterword from Walter Dean Myers's wife, Constance Myers, about the writing process of \u003cem\u003eJuba \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMyers, Walter Dean:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eWalter Dean Myers was the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eMonster\u003c\/em\u003e, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers received every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and six Coretta Scott King Awardees. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults, a three-time National Book Award Finalist, as well as the first-ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quill Tree Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50317935051026,"sku":"9780062112736","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_52b237a9-e106-473b-9f5a-77fa5c5c0756.jpg?v=1727543294","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/juba-9780062112736","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}