Book guide
Washington Black
A boy born enslaved escapes into a world of science, wonder, betrayal, and longing.
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalResistanceAdventureUnlikely alliesAdventureExpeditionLiterarySelf-discoveryLiteraryTrauma recoveryLiteraryIdentity crisis
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About Washington Black
Eleven-year-old Washington 'Wash' Black is enslaved on a Barbados plantation when he is chosen to assist an eccentric scientist and abolitionist. After a fatal incident, Wash flees across continents in a story of freedom, identity, invention, and the lingering wounds of slavery.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Fast
Content warnings
- slavery
- racism
- racial slurs
- body mutilation
- torture
- violence
- suicide
