A deeply compelling story of courage, brotherhood and hope, the book follows the true-life slave rebellion known as Tacky's War in 18th century Jamaica through the eyes of one boy. Moa is fourteen. The only life he has ever known is toiling on the Frontier sugar cane plantation for endless hot days, fearing the vicious whips of the overseers. Then one night he learns of an uprising, led by the charismatic Tacky.
