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Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780440443230
ISBN number: 0440443237
Label: Yearling
Manufacturer: Yearling
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 208
Printing Date: March 01, 1987
Publishing house: Yearling
Age index: Ages 9-12
Release Date: February 01, 1987
Sale Popularity Level: 483720
Studio: Yearling
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The second book in the Arabus family saga finds young Daniel trying to retrieve the notes that ensure his and his mother's freedom, until he is forced aboard a boat and headed for certain slavery in the West Indies.
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Have you ever fought for something that you really wanted? Well in Jump Ship to Freedom, Daniel Arabus fights for his and his mother's freedom. How would you feel if you were somebody else's property and that if you were grey you were convinced you're more stupid then white people? Daniel thought he was stupid because he was black. Jump Ship to Freedom a historical fiction novel written by Collier and Collier.
Daniel Arabus is a young African American slave who tries to fight his and his mother's freedom. His father bought his own freedom and tried to buy his son and wives freedom but died trying and failed. Then throughout the book Daniel tries to buy his mothers and his own freedom and goes through a lot and loses one of his friends because of a terrible tragedy. It was very hard for him to try to buy his families freedom at such a young age. So, do you want to know if Daniel bought their freedom or stayed slaves? Then read the book. It's really interesting and it really gives you the feel to what the olden days where like. Also shows you how it feels to be an enslaved African American.
I like this book because it tells you what it was like back then and how they acted and what they did and how harsh the world was to them. I also liked it because I can relate to the characters. I can relate to Daniel because he fought for what he really wanted and when I really want something I go for it.
I recommend this book to kids the age of 9 through 12 because kids can get educated by the information in this book. Also because they can learn to fight for what they believe is right and something they really want. The message in Jump Ship To Freedom is to fight for what you want and sometimes for what you really need. Collier and Collier also wrote My Brother Sam is Dead. The target audience for this book is young adults. I really enjoyed this book. It was interesting, and adventurous. By the end it leaves you on a cliff. For example, he jumped overboard and didn't make it to shore. I did not know what was going to happen next. Aren't you wondering if Daniel bought their freedom? Well... Daniel wound up..... I shouldn't give away the ending so I am going to let you read the book and find out what happened. Did he buy their freedom, or did they stay slaves and die later on in their life?
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Have you ever wondered what it took for a slave to buy their freedom? Well this is what happens in Jump Ship to Freedom written by Collier & Collier that focuses on slavery from the past. Daniel is an African-American boy who is owned by the Ivers which are his slave owners. His dad fought in the civil war and got soldier notes in return for his hard work. Daniel goes through a long journey and does whatever it takes to buy his freedom.
Daniel's father gave Daniel's mother the soldier notes that he earned so she can hold on to them. The soldier notes are worthless because they haven't been converted to valuable money. At very first Daniel doesn't have the soldier notes because his slave owner Ms.Ivers stole them from his mother and hid them in her room. Daniel successfully manages to find them and holds onto them and tells his mother that he got them. He does this by distracting Ms.Ivers into a small fire that he created because she is scared of fires.
Unexpectedly Ms.Ivers finds out that the soldier notes are missing and she thinks that Daniel took them. Ms.Ivers husband Captain Ivers his other slave owner calls him over to his ship for no reason and doesn't tell him where he is taking him. He accuses Daniel of taking the soldier notes and beats him with his whip. Daniel thinks he's going to New York to convert his soldier notes into valuable money but he finds out he isn't and is going to St. luticia. He finds this out by overhearing a conversation that Captain Ivers nephew Birdsey had with him. Daniel was good friends with Birdsey until he finds out that Birdsey isn't a true friend and doesn't tell Daniel that he is going to be sold. This is surprising for Daniel because he trusted Birdsey.
Birdsey ends up drowning in a horrible storm that occurs during his journey. So Daniel just keeps that secret to himself and doesn't even dare tell Captain Ivers. Daniel ends up being questioned by Big Tom a member of the crew on the ship if he stole the soldier notes and he says no when he actually did, and hid them under the cherry fibre chest under the ship on the crew's quarters. Even though Big Tom was African-American Daniel still didn't trust him because he associated with Captain Ivers and was afraid that he might tell him. I can connect with this because even if I have a best friend I won't tell him any of my secrets because he might tell other people. This affects Daniel a lot because now Big Tom and Captain Ivers would think he's suspicious of holding and being responsible for the soldier notes.
I recommend this book because it shows actual ways slaves were treated and how the slave owners treated them. Also because this book teaches you a lesson on trying your best no matter what just like Daniel did to buy his freedom. I think young adults should read this because it contains some violence. But otherwise they can read it to learn a little bit about how slavery was during that time. In my opinion i'm interested in this book because when I read it I couldn't stop because it gets interesting by every page you read. Collier & Collier did an excellent job on writing this book because actual words were used when Daniel and his slave owner Captain Ivers spoke. Eventually Daniel escapes and jumps aboard. But did he make it to shore? Did he survive or die? The answers lie on the book.
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Jump Ship to Freedom
By Katie Reyes, age 13, White Plains, New York
ISBN number: 0440443237
Jump Ship to Freedom by James Collier; Yearling: 1987;[...]
Can you imagine yourself in a situation where you are an African American slave having to steal your own belongings from your master? You try to earn freedom for you and your mother well, in the book historical fiction book Jump Ship to Freedom by James Collier, Daniel (the main character) encounters many challenges. He has to try to get his and his mom's freedom by getting back his dad's soldier notes that his master took from him. Will Daniel ever get the soldier notes back and gain their freedom?
In my opinion, this was a very good book. I learned not to judge a book by its cover, because at first, went my teacher Mrs. Lyons gave me the book to read, I thought that it was going to be very boring. But since I had to, I read it and enjoyed it a lot. What I liked was that this book taught me some things about history and what sometimes happened in a slave's life. This book helped me a lot with my social studies and with my reading in general. This s helped me with my writing because James Collier made the book get very interesting from the beginning until the end. He also used many dialog, and irony. This showed me what my writing should be like whenever I write something. This helped me with my social studies because James used real life characters and settings and also dates. This helped me a lot.
Daniel goes threw a lot of nonsense to get what he is trying to achieve. He jumps off a ship so he can swim to a nearby dock in NY. (He is going to use the soldier notes that belonged to his father that died at sea when Daniel was very little.) When Daniel reached the dock, what he didn't know was that his master had docked there also and was looking for him. So as you can see, Daniel has a big crisis in his hands. Will Daniel ever get caught and found by his master and get his mother's and his freedom from the soldier notes?
I strongly recommend this book to any Social Studies teacher and any young adult because you can actually learn something from this book even though its historical fiction. I can relate to this book to the world because things that happened about 1 or 200 years ago happened in this book and you can add a little more to the history spot in your brain! This book didn't get any Nobel prizes or awards but I strongly recommend it does because this is a very good book. So, if you haven't read the book yet then try to find out if Daniel and his mom ever get to become free!
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At thirteen Daniel has the time of his life in Jump Ship to Freedom. He is faced with many decisions and many encounters. For example, he steals some of his belongings back from his owners so he can set him and his mom free. If you didn't get this already he is a slave, and if he is caught there consciences. He also jumps of a ship so he can swim to a near by dock New York. In hope to free his mother and him self with his fathers soldiers notes, because Daniel's father had drown at sea when Daniel was really little. While doing this what he didn't know was his master had docked and was looking for him. So, as you can see Daniel has a crisis on his hands.
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Jump Ship to Freedom by James and Christopher Collier. It is about a 14 year old boy named Daniel Arabus. He is an African American slave from Connecticut that has just found out that he and his mother are being sold to the West Indies by Captain Ivers their owner. he is a really grumpy and bad man. Daniel finds out that he has some soldier's notes that can free him and his mother from SLAVERY for forever. Along the way, he travels with a Quaker. And he Really needs a doctor. He stops at a tavern (when he escapes) when he sees that Captain Ivers is looking for him. Will he ever find FREEDOM??????????
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