| A Thief in the Village: And Other Stories Contributor(s): Berry, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140343571 ISBN-13: 9780140343571 Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1990 Annotation: Nine inviting stories reveal Jamaica from salty shore to sun-drenched village. Nenna and her brother Man-Man sneak from shadow to tree trunk in the dead of night, concealing themselves while tracking a coconut thief. Gusta barely survives a violent hurricane, trying to save his fruit-laden banana tree. Becky begs her mother for a bicycle, and Fanso longs to know his father who walked out of his life thirteen years earlier. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Country Life - Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 89010727 |
| Lexile Measure: 740 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.09" W x 7.76" (0.31 lbs) 148 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 35974 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 childhood vividly to life. |