Status
Available
Collection
Publication
Puffin Books (1987), 148 pages
Description
A collection of nine short stories about life in contemporary Jamaica, covering such subjects as a young boy's desire to buy shoes for the cricket team and a girl's adventures on a coconut plantation.
Awards
Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (1987)
Coretta Scott King Award (Honor — 1989)
IBBY Honour Book (1994)
CCBC Choices (1988)