279 pages
English language
Published Nov. 18, 2005 by Margaret K. McElderry Books.
The Black Canary
As the child of two musicians, twelve-year-old James has no interest in music until he discovers a portal to seventeenth-century London in his uncle's basement, and finds himself in a situation where his beautiful voice and the fact that he is biracial might serve him well.
As the child of two musicians, twelve-year-old James has no interest in music until he discovers a portal to seventeenth-century London in his uncle's basement, and finds himself in a situation where his beautiful voice and the fact that he is biracial might serve him well.
Subjects
- Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1566-1601 -- Juvenile fiction.
- Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1566-1601 -- Fiction.
- Time travel -- Fiction.
- Racially mixed people -- Fiction.
- Singing -- Fiction.
- London (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Juvenile fiction.
- Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Juvenile fiction.
- London (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction.
- Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- Fiction.