Good I think this book is good but I would not reccomend it because I think instead of putting pirates they could of been more creative. I aslo think they could of changed the time, that was way off. Other than that, the book was good.
The horrors of slavery In her sensitive tale, Mrs Fox tells the story of a young boy of thirteen, Jessie Bollier. He's growing up in New Orleans at the time when slavery is still flourishing in the United States and he is often to be seen playing his flute in the "Vieux Carré". Jessie is kidnapped by two men and brought on board "The Moonlight", a slaver which is about to sail to Africa. The trade is called "Black Gold" by Captain Cawthorne, an illegal venture making him no better than a pirate. He tells Jessie that he was kidnapped to work with the Blacks as a slave dancer on the vessel, playing his pipe, "because it keeps them happy since it is hard to make a profit out of a sick nigger". As the long voyage begins, Jessie is about to discover the atrocious business of slavery. The originality of Mrs Fox's novel is that the events are seen and experienced by a thirteen year old boy. His naïveté is funny and touching in many situations and lightens the tone of this otherwise sombre tale.The Kid in the Moonlight
This story takes place in 1840 on the ship called the Moonlight. This is important because Jessie has a small amount of food and the crew members are very rough. This is also important because in 1840 people still had slaves. So this is a difficult challenge for Jessie.
This book is mostly about a 13-year-old white boy named Jessie. When Jessie was going home he was caught and he was put on a ship called the Moonlight. The Moonlight carried slaves to different places. While on the ship he made friends with two crew members, Purvis and Stout, and he has hardships on the Moonlight. Then something happens on the ship that will change Jessie's life forever.
In my opinion this is a great book and explains things that happens to a boy in 1840. You get to see how life was in the 1840s. It shows that different colored people can be friends. I would reccommend this book because it is educational and a very entertaining book at that.
