An effecting and deeply atmospheric middle-grade debut set in Jamaica about a young girl's journey to recover her lost memories from last summer.
Kereen Getten Boeken
Kereen Getten put uit haar jeugdherinneringen op Jamaica, waarbij ze de familietuin en het overvloedige fruit verkent. Nu woont ze in Birmingham en haar schrijven richt zich op deze vormende ervaringen. Haar debuutroman duikt met nostalgische en zintuiglijke precisie in haar kinderwereld. Door haar verhalende stijl vangt ze universele thema's van opgroeien en de kracht van herinnering.
Ever since Brie's Mama died, everyone has been treating her differently. Her friends act like she's made of glass that might break, and even her beloved Nana seems to be hiding things from her. When her distant Papa returns after missing her Mama's funeral, Brie knows she can't forgive him. But he comes bearing a special gift: a message that will take Brie and her friends on an adventure all across their island home that will change everything. Vividly evocative, If You Read This is a life-affirming story of self-discovery and coming to terms with losing a parent, and of how sometimes, the way to honour memories is to create new ones.
The Case of the Lighthouse Intruder
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- 8 uur lezen
Fayson has always wanted to be a detective. When her cousins recruit her to their top-secret gang on the island one summer, her dreams seem to be coming true. But the Greatest Gang of All Time don't live up to their name, and keep getting distracted from missions by things like food, falling asleep and a fair bit of squabbling! Guided by her favourite mystery novels, Fayson takes charge and tries to track down clues about the strange shadow that has been appearing in the island's lighthouse. With tensions stirring within the gang, can she use all her smarts to solve the case?