A Thief in the Village: And Other Stories
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Book Overview
A moving collection of stories from an award-winning author. 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 thirteen years ago. This is a wonderfully atmospheric collection of contemporary short stories that bring James Berry's Caribbean...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0140343571
ISBN13:9780140343571
Release Date:February 1990
Publisher:Viking Books for Young Readers
Length:148 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"
Age Range:10 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 5 and higher
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Great Book for Young Readers
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
I read this back in 1990 when I was in grade school. These stories stories are so vivid that they make you feel as though you can smell/hear the ocean. Most of them are about kids who live austere lives, but want some trivial material thing (like a harmonica) and go to great lengths to get it. I'd recommend it for any 12 year old who hates reading. I hated reading at that age, but I loved this book.
perfect, no frills, and non-pretentious
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I read this in 1991 at age 12. It was perfect. These kids live in jamaica, hot and muggy and looking like the typical carribean island. But there home was once a Brittish colony. They struggle between two cultures; the relaxed west indian mannerisms, and the stiff ones the Brits left behind. A must-read for all school children in the US.
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