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Copper Sun

Name: Copper Sun
Author: Sharon M. Draper

by Sharon M. Draper

2006•Teen•314 pages

Taste attributes: teenhistoricaldramaadventureunsavouryheavyrealisticsimplelinearemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeExpect an emotional, heavy book, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Open Library rating

4.6 / 5

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About This Book

Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

TeenHistoricalDramaAdventureRescue/escape/jeopardyHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Juvenile fictionSlaveryIndentured servantsAfrican AmericansHistoryContract laborRapeInterracial friendship

Details

Author: Sharon M. Draper
Published: 2006
Pages: 314
Taste scores: How we score
Source: Open Library

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