Ricky Thomas, his brother Doug, and his sister Polly spend their summer holidays in the coffee walk surrounding their grandparents' country home in Dallas, Jamaica. Above the children the leaves of the mango and coffee trees are drying, the thin asphalt is becoming syrupy beneath their feet, and the atmosphere is electric with the sun's heat. While Ricky scouts for an observation platform for his imaginary island, the siblings feel the earth itself move beneath them. Is it part of their vivid imaginations, or is it the sign of a coming earthquake?
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Andrew Salkey
EAN: 9781845231828
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 0 g
HEIGHT: 206 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Peepal Tree Press Ltd
DATE PUBLISHED: 2011-05-01
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GENRE: JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Nature / General, JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Caribbean & Latin America
WIDTH: 135 cm
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Book Themes:
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
"This is a fine story, a worthy successor to "Hurricane"." --"British Book News" on the original edition
Andrew Salkey was a writer, a poet, a teacher, and a broadcaster for the BBC on the Caribbean Voices program. As a descendant of Jamaican parents, he was deeply involved in the Caribbean Artists Movement. He is the author of numerous books, including Anancy's Score, Come Home Malcolm Heartland, In the Hills Where Her Dreams Live, and Jamaica.
