Set in 1760, Cane Warriors (Black Sheep), the latest young adult novel by Alex Wheatle, is a fictional account of a key but often overlooked event in Jamaican history: Tacky’s Rebellion, a major revolt by enslaved Africans, planned via an island-wide conspiracy. In Wheatle’s narrative, a fourteen-year-old named Moa is caught up in the growing revolt, driven by a fierce desire for freedom and self-determination.