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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
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 1990
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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
Age Level: 10-UP
Grade Level: 5-UP
Lexile Measure: 740(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.09" W x 7.76" L (0.31 lbs) 148 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Awards: Coretta Scott King Award, Honor Book, Author, 1989
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.

 
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