Paula Fox
5 SeriesPaula Fox (1923-2017) was an acclaimed American author known for her works in YA, children's, and literary fiction, as well as non-fiction. She was a two-time Newbery Medal recipient and also received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal and the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis. Fox attended Columbia University and was married to literary critic and translator Martin Greenberg.
"The Slave Dancer," a Newbery Medal-winning novel by Paula Fox, follows Jessie, a young boy abducted from the docks of New Orleans. Forced onto a slave ship, Jessie's harrowing journey unfolds as he is compelled to play his fife to keep the enslaved Africans dancing. This suspenseful tale captures Jessie's struggle for survival amidst the brutal realities of the slave trade.
