Trapped Between the Lash and the Gun
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Trapped Between the Lash and the Gun
By (Author) Arvella Whitmore
Penguin Random House Australia
Puffin
29th January 2001
Australia
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: History and the past
FIC
Short-listed for Nevada Young Readers' Award (Young Adult) 2002
Physical Properties
Paperback
192
Width 130mm, Height 197mm, Spine 13mm
147g
Description
Jordan is going to join a gang. But just as he's about to start his future with the Cobras, his past calls him back. Way back--to the nineteenth-century, where he meets his ancestors and gets a bitter taste of what life was like for them as slaves. Jordan must live with the constant threat of the whip's lash. His journey back in time will strike a chord with any young person who has felt trapped by hard times and difficult choices.
Reviews
"A fast-paced tale. Kids will find Jordan's reactions to his suddenly subhuman status affecting and believable." --USA Today
Author Bio
Arvella Whitmore's children's novels include The Bread Winner, an NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Book in the Field of Social Studies. She and her husband reside in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
