What a powerful and heart-breaking book. A great one to read for empathy and understanding, I really felt like I was there.

An important, vital and short read. It is a book that demands to be read and heard and more people need to find out about this story. I highly recommend this one and Alex Wheatle is a voice to watch.

This is an incredibly well-written book by an author at the top of his game. I learned a lot about the real life historical rebellion that the story concerns but even more powerful was the emotional journey that you go on with the main character Moa. This read like a modern classic, I can't stop thinking about it.

This book was so powerful. While it's historical, discussing the experience of slaves, there are many things relevant to today. It felt respectful and is a book that would be well suited for discussion in classrooms

Wow. Cane Warriors blew me away. It's beautifully written and while this history is heartbreaking, it's such a deeply hopeful book. So much love and respect for these Cane Warriors. A book everyone needs to read, a history we all need to understand and learn from, and heroes to hold close to our hearts.

Alex Wheatle is an award-winning children's and YA author who has spoken extensively about his own experiences of racism in the UK. This short novel is an unflinching retelling of the events surrounding a revolt on a sugar plantation which was brutally crushed by colonial forces. I've often heard students ask 'why didn't enslaved people fight back?'- the answer is, of course, they did. It was in the interest of the English (and Americans, and Belgians...) discredit the rebels and silence the survivors- god forbid anything affect their 'bottom line'. Wheatle dispels the myth that enslaved people were 'civilised' by colonisers by showing how fiercely they fought to retain their language, religion and story-telling traditions. The book features a glossary and lots of resources for readers to learn more about the legacy of colonialism and the lives of people who were enslaved. More stories like this need to be told!