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''Copper Sun'' is a 2006 young adult novel by Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Sharon Draper. It was a National Book Award Finalist. == Characters == * Amari is a strong 15-year-old slave, and the main character who endures the horrors of slavery. * Teenie is a motherly, strong woman who helps the children adjust to plantation life. The mother of Tidbit. * Mrs. Derby is a sweet affectionate woman. Mr. Derby’s young, second wife. She gets pregnant by Noah, whom she really loves. * Nathan is a kind young man who helps the children along their journey. * Noah is a caring, strong young man who is in love with, and impregnates Ms. Derby. *Polly is an indentured servant of Mr. Derby's who becomes the best friend of Amari. She protects Amari on their way to Fort Mose. *Besa "Buck" is a drummer from Amari's village and her fiance who becomes enslaved after the capture. *Clay is Mr. Derby's son who impregnates Amari. He is left tied to a tree by the children as a rattlesnake is slithering toward him. *Mr. Derby is the slave master that passes his point of view down to his son Clay. *Kwasi is Amari's precocious little brother who dies shortly after the massacre by getting speared in the village * Komla Amari and Kwasi's father is the village storyteller who was murdered during the capture. *Tidbit is an overly imaginative child. He is also the son of Teenie. He loves Hushpuppy, his dog, very much and hates the thought of parting with him. *Afi Afi is Amaris good friend she is like a motherly figure to Amari from the boat to the new land. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Copper Sun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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