A Thief in the Village and Other Stories

Gustas is nearly killed in the hurricane, trying to save his banana tree; Nenna and her brother Man-Man patrol the coconut plantation in the dead of night, ready to catch interlopers; Becky longs for a bicycle, and Fanso longs to find his father who walked out 13 years ago.

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Gustas is nearly killed in the hurricane, trying to save his banana tree; Nenna and her brother Man-Man patrol the cocnut plantation in the dead of night, ready to catch interlopers; Becky longs for a bicycle and Fanso longs to find his father who walked out thirteen years ago.
This is a wonderfully atmospheric collection of contemporary short stories that bring James Berry's Caribbean childhood vividly to life.

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Weight 127 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 11 mm
Author

Publisher

Puffin

Imprint

Puffin

Cover

Paperback

Pages

149

Language

English

Edition

Short stories

Dewey

823.914 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J