Region: Jamaica

Blue Mountain Trouble

By importer | Published: October 1, 2009
After being saved from a disastrous landslide by an extraordinary goat that blocks their usual way to school, twins Pollyread and Jackson, living with their parents high in the mountains of Jamaica, find the strange goat reappearing at crucial intervals as their day-to-day life is changed by series of mysterious events involving the return of [...]
Other Descriptors: Caribbean, Fantasy, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8) » Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Angelina’s Island

By nersum | Published: August 2, 2007
Every day, Angelina dreams of her home in Jamaica and imagines she is there, until her mother finds a wonderful way to convince her that New York is now their home.
Other Descriptors: Caribbean, Picture Book, Primary (Gr. K-3), Realistic Fiction » Themes: , , , , , , » Comments closed

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