A Thief in the Village and Other Stories
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This is a collection of short stories about children and young people in Jamaica. Full of wonderfully atmospheric background detail combined with the rhythms and patterns of speech, these contemporary narratives bring to life a culture highly relevant to multi ethnic Britain. Stories include Becky and the Wheels and Brake Boys; A Thief in the Village; Tukku Tukku and Sampson; All other Days Run into Sunday; The Mouth Organ Boys; Elias and the Mongoose; The Pet, The Sea and Little Buddy; Fanso an...
This is a collection of short stories about children and young people in Jamaica. Full of wonderfully atmospheric background detail combined with the rhythms and patterns of speech, these contemporary narratives bring to life a culture highly relevant to multi ethnic Britain. Stories include Becky and the Wheels and Brake Boys; A Thief in the Village; Tukku Tukku and Sampson; All other Days Run into Sunday; The Mouth Organ Boys; Elias and the Mongoose; The Pet, The Sea and Little Buddy; Fanso and Granny-Flo; The Banana Tree. Книга «A Thief in the Village and Other Stories» автора James Berry оценена посетителями КнигоГид, и её читательский рейтинг составил 7.00 из 10.
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- Серия: Puffin Books
- ISBN (EAN): 978-0140326796
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- Год написания: 1989
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