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Carnival chaos

When Misty moved from Trinidad to Brooklyn, she was not expecting to discover she is a moko jumbie spirit, that she and her cousins all have magic, and she certainly did not expect to discover a plot to capture magical power during the annual West Indian Labor Day parade.

Windrush child

the tale of a Caribbean child who faced a new horizon
With one last hug, Windrush chid waves goodbye to his Caribbean home and sets sail across the ocean to Britain. In this powerful picture book, full of hope and promise, celebrated poet John Agard and illustrator Sophie Bass movingly evoke the journey made by children and their families as part of the Windrush Generation.

Wicket season

2012
When Harry moves from Winnipeg to Toronto, he is determined to make the varsity cricket team at his new school, but first he will have to prove himself to the coach.

African-American alphabet

a celebration of African-American and West Indian culture, custom, myth, and symbol
1996
A-to-Z collection of legends, traditions, and symbols that explores the shared heritage of African-American, West Indian, and Amerindian cultures, with over fifty entries on topics such as drums, mothers, and voodoo.

When I dance

poems
1991
A collection of fifty-nine poems for young adults celebrating life in inner-city Britain and in the rural Caribbean.

The Nigger of the 'Narcissus'

1989
Reprint of a nineteenth-century novel about James Wait, the only black mate aboard the ship Narcissus.
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