trinidad and tobago

"She's destined to be a great Trinidadian Carnival costume designer like her renowned uncle, Russell Messina, and will one day inherit leadership of the family's masquerade band, Grandeur. Her classmate, the popular social media influencer, Brandon Richards, is the bane of her existence. Everything about him irks her, from his annoying nickname for Tess (Boop) to his association with David, her awful ex. But when the future of Grandeur nears the brink of collapse in the face of band rivalry, Tess finds to her chagrin that she must team up with Brandon in a desperate attempt to revive the company. As Tess and Brandon spend more time together, Tess begins to wonder if everything she thought she knew might not be so certain after all. . ..

A fifteen-year-old girl investigates the murder of her classmate.

Collection of six tales from Trinidad, a Caribbean Island.

Although she is jealous of all the attention being paid to her older sister's Carnival costume, Lily helps Christine when she gets nervous before time to go on stage.

Describes how the culture of Trinidad is reflected in its many festivals, including Carnival, Phagwa, Hosay, and Parang.

On the island of Trinidad, Tantie tells the children six stories, some originating in the countries of West Africa, some in Trinidad, and some in her own imagination.

Ricki is looking forward to Divali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, but he is also waiting for the rose bush his grandfather planted to bloom because it is supposed to be the color of the Divali.

A story inspired by events in the boyhood of Winston "Spree" Simon, a pioneer in the development of the steel drum, in which he discovers he can create tunes by banging on discarded cans.