Juba!

<p>In <em>New York Times</em> 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.</p><p>This 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.</p><p>The 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 <em>Juba!</em></p>