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 First edition | |
| Author | Scott O’Dell |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
| Publication date | 1989 |
| Pages | 130 |
| ISBN | 978-039551061-2 |
My Name is Not Angelica is a 1989 young adult novel by Scott O’Dell. This historical fiction takes place during the 1733 slave insurrection on St. John Island, then a colony of Denmark.[1]
This was the last novel written by Scott O’Dell, an award-winning writer of children’s historical fiction. It was published after his death at age 91 in 1989.[2]
Plot
[edit]The book tells the story of slavery in the Danish West Indies through the eyes of Raisha, renamed "Angelica" by her new masters. Betrayed by a rival tribe and shipped to the Caribbean, Raisha, her betrothed Konje and her friend Dondo are bought by Dutch family Jost Van Prok. Conditions on the island for the slaves were harsh. They suffered starvation, dehydration, forced labor and cruel punishments. In 1733 a portion of the slaves ran away to Mary Island where they planned their widescale revolt, which lasted until mid-1734.[3]
Reception
[edit]The novel received favorable reviews from Kirkus Reviews and Book Trends.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "My Name Is Not Angelica by Scott O'Dell". Goodreads. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ↑ McDOWEL, EDWIN (October 17, 1989). "Scott O'Dell, a Children's Author Of Historical Fiction, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
- ↑ O'Dell, Scott (1989). My name is not Angelica. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. pp. 130. ISBN 978-039551061-2.
- ↑ "Book Review: My Name is Not Angelica by Scott O'Dell". Book Trends: Young Adult and Children Book Reviews. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ↑ "MY NAME IS NOT ANGELICA by Scott O'Dell". Kirkus Reviews. September 15, 1989. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- Novels set in the 1730s
- Novels set in Early Modern England
- Danish West Indies
- Novels set in the United States Virgin Islands
- Novels about slavery
- 1989 American novels
- 1989 English-language novels
- American young adult novels
- Works set in 1733
- Works set in 1734
- Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Houghton Mifflin books
- Novels published posthumously
- 1730s in the Danish West Indies