Download or read book Delroy in the Marog Kingdom written by Billy Elm and published by . This book was released on 2009-01-15 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'If you look into River Mumma's eyes, something terrible going happen to you'. Too late, Delroy remembers his mother's warning. Becoming a marog is only the beginning. The king of these unusual frogs has chosen Delroy to succeed him, but first he must retrieve the king's magical stone from a venomous snake.
Download or read book All in the Family written by Tony Bradman and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wonderfully diverse collection of stories about family life sure to strike a chord with every child.
Download or read book Island Princess in Brooklyn written by Diane Browne and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book I Been There Sort of written by Mervyn Morris and published by Carcanet Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The poems of Mervyn Morris, one of the most resourceful West Indian poets, are economical, witty and humane. Aware at each moment of the processes of writing, Morris makes use of the diverse linguistic resources of his native Jamaica, with poems in international standard English, Jamaican Creole and a range of hybrid idioms. The variations inflect his explorations of love and lust, time and memory, the relationship between private consciousness and commitment to the wider world of history, politics and art. His poems frequently suggest the tension inherent in moments of choice."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book The Chalice Project written by Lisa Allen-Agostini and published by MacMillan Caribbean. This book was released on 2008 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twins, Ada and Evan Brijlal, eat junk food, fight at school and are normal Trinidadian children in every way, or so it seems. Their father Steven, a genius scientist, desperately wants to protect his children from his reckless past. A sneaky search for the mother they long to know leads them to a Jamaican laboratory and mind-blowing revelations.
Download or read book The White Witch of Rosehall written by Herbert G. de Lisser and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'The White Witch of Rosehall,' Herbert G. de Lisser spins a bewitching tale of love, power, and the supernatural set against the backdrop of 19th-century Jamaica. Drawing on the rich tapestry of Jamaican folklore and colonial history, de Lisser weaves a story that is both captivating and eerie, rooted in the prototypical plantation narrative and infused with gothic elements. His prose style marries the lush descriptions of the Caribbean landscape with the haunting aura of Rosehall, the reputedly haunted great house at the story's center. The novel's exploration of complex themes such as racism, slavery, and the cultural mysticism of obeah—an Afro-Caribbean spiritual practice—places it in the larger conversation of postcolonial literature and the legacy of the British Empire. Herbert G. de Lisser (1878–1944), a preeminent Jamaican journalist and author, was a seminal figure in his homeland's literary scene. His proximity to the sociopolitical developments of his time, including the stark racial and class divisions in post-emancipation Jamaica, profoundly influenced his writing. 'The White Witch of Rosehall' is perhaps his most famous work, arising from the legendary lore surrounding the real Annie Palmer, the alleged 'White Witch' who reigned with infamy over the Rosehall plantation. De Lisser's narrative is not only an unveiling of the deep-seated superstitions of the time but also a reflection on the complexities of colonial power dynamics. Recommended for aficionados of historical fiction and gothic romance, 'The White Witch of Rosehall' invites readers to delve into the dense underbrush of Jamaica's past. De Lisser's novel is an essential entry for those intrigued by the intersection of history and myth, and it provides a critical lens through which to examine issues of cultural identity and the unseen scars of colonialism. This DigiCat Publishing edition honors de Lisser's remarkable storytelling and ensures that new generations can unearth the chilling, yet telling, chronicle of The White Witch and the hauntingly beautiful land over which she ruled.
Download or read book The Festival of San Joaquin written by Zee Edgell and published by Macmillian Caribbean Publishing. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel, set among the mestizo Spanish communities of rural Belize, gives a sympathetic and moving portrait of peasant life.
Download or read book Legend of the Swan Children written by Maureen Marks-Mendonca and published by MacMillan Caribbean. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alex Springfeather has special powers, but he can't stop his world from crumbling. His mother vanishes without a trace, he loses his home, and his life is in danger. On the run with his silver panman, Alex is plunged into an adventure. Somewhere in the rainforests of South America lies the answer to a riddle that could save his mother.
Download or read book Trust the Darkness written by Anthony C. Winkler and published by MacMillan Caribbean. This book was released on 2008 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How could I change an outcome that was set in concrete'... This meant plunging into the darkness..." Jamaican writer Anthony C. Winkler has been called "the unrivalled master of comic writing in the West Indies." Many readers regard his novel The Lunatic as among the funniest books in any language. Trust the Darkness tells the story of Winkler's development as a writer, and much more. The "enigmatic Winkler," as one reviewer called him, reveals a troubled childhood. Expelled from school in Montego Bay at the age of fifteen, he spent the next few years getting increasingly frustrated: Winkler knew that he wanted to finish school, and to be a writer, but the future looked dark. Then his mother sent him to the USA; and in that country, after years of deprivation, he gradually found the means to fulfil his ambitions. Over the years Winkler has learnt to trust the darkness. Often, stumped in his effort to find a creative resolution in his writings, he has learnt to begin writing without
Download or read book My Father Sun Sun Johnson written by C. Everard Palmer and published by Macmillan Caribbean. This book was released on 2012-11-19 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised edition includes new supplementary material including chapter summaries, an exploration of the book's major themes and post-reading comprehension activities.
Download or read book Cloud with the Silver Lining written by C. Everard Palmer and published by MacMillan Caribbean. This book was released on 2012-11-19 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised edition includes new supplementary material including chapter summaries, an exploration of the book's major themes and post-reading comprehension activities.
Download or read book Moon on a Rainbow Shawl written by Errol John and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moon on a Rainbow Shawl by Errol John depicts the vibrant, cosmopolitan of Port-of-Spain, Trinidad - a world that is as harsh as it is filled with colour and warmth. Esther - if yer have yer head screw on right - No matter where yer go - One night - some time - Yer reach up - yer touch that moon. For the teeming populace of Old Mack's cacophonous yard in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, it's a cheek by jowl existence lived out on a sweltering public stage. Snatches of calypso compete with hymn tunes, drums and street cries as neighbours drink, brawl, pass judgment, make love, look out for each other and crave a better life. But Ephraim is no dreamer and nothing, not even the seductive Rosa, is going to stop him escaping his dead-end job for a fresh start in England. Set as returning troops from the Second World War fill the town with their raucous celebrations, Erroll John's Moon on a Rainbow Shawl depicts a vibrant, cosmopolitan world that is as harsh as it is filled with colour and warmth. First published by Faber in 1958, Moon on a Rainbow Shawl was revived at the National Theatre, London, in March 2012. 'A brawling, laughing, bitter sense of life courses through Moon on a Rainbow Shawl. Errol John fills the stage with people of flesh and blood; he communicates the harshness and tension in this steaming, crowded corner of Port-of-Spain. He writes with such warmth and understanding that the problems and characters of a mean backyard in Trinidad assume a validity for a multitude of teeming, troubled places on this planet.' New York Times 'Errol John's seminal Caribbean drama deserves to be recognised as a twentieth-century classic.' Independent on Sunday
Download or read book A Cow Called Boy written by C. Everard Palmer and published by Macmillan Caribbean. This book was released on 2012-12-19 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised edition includes new supplementary material including chapter summaries, an exploration of the book's major themes and post-reading comprehension activities.
Download or read book The Sun Salutes You written by C. Everard Palmer and published by MacMillan Caribbean. This book was released on 2012-11-19 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in Jamaica, Mike drives home after being away five years. He only wants his truck and work carrying sugar cane. What he finds is the whole village under one haulage business. The final battle of the private war is in the courtroom.
Download or read book Sprat Morrison written by Jean D'Costa and published by Hodder Education. This book was released on 2022-12-23 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sprat Morrison follows the wonderful adventures of a bubbly young boy in Papine, a suburb of Kingston. Through a series of delightful episodes, we learn with Sprat, laugh with him, share in his discoveries, feel his disappointments and purr in his excitement, all the while knowing that, like Junjo, we're so happy to call him our friend.
Download or read book The Duppy written by Anthony C. Winkler and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Every country (if she’s lucky) gets the Mark Twain she deserves, and Winkler is ours, bristling with savage Jamaican wit” (Marlon James). Being dead is most definitely an impediment to writing a book, under ordinary circumstances. But the narrator of this novel, Taddeus Augustus Baps, has turned into a duppy—a ghost renowned in Caribbean folklore—and he has a story to tell. At first, he thinks that his new status as a spirit will provide some mischievous fun, but he’s in for disappointment. He gets whisked off to heaven—via minibus—where he meets not only God but some other interesting characters, and finds that the afterlife can be more irritating than one might expect . . . This smart, rollicking, and ultimately uplifting tale is a delight from the prize-winning author of The Lunatic and other comic novels. As The Independent said of Anthony Winkler’s work, “It’s almost as if P. G. Wodehouse had strolled into the world of Bob Marley.”
Download or read book Mauby and the Hurricane written by Peter Laurie and published by MacMillan Caribbean. This book was released on 2006-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For Mauby, the cat who lives with her friends on the Caribbean island farm, adventures seem to be a thing of the past. She is getting fat and a bit lazy. But one day, Boo, the wise owl, warns the farm animals of great danger to come. A hurricane is about to hit their island home. Farmer Hunte and his wife have gone to market, so the animals must save themselves. Not surprisingly, it is Mauby who has to rescue a few who are missing when the storm strikes. In doing so, Mauby has to draw on her survival instincts in the face of the howling wind, the slashing rain and the rushing waters of the river, finding even greater perils when she seeks safety underground."--Page 4 of cover.
