BOOKS
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SUPER-SHORT STORIES FOR THOSE TOO BUSY TO READ
A diverse collection of illustrated 50-word stories with a twist. For each
story, a Jamaican proverb adds humor and a cautionary note to 'transgressors.’
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A Must-Read Book. Written in the micro-fiction genre, Life in 100-Word Stories is a collection of short stories on Jamaica’s culture, navigating childhood and adult experiences, family, love and life.
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FIBA:FROM ASHANTI GIRL TO MAROON WARRIOR
Jamaicans have a long history of migrating, to Central America, England, the USA and Canada and our motherland – the African continent. As a result, many second and third generations are in danger of losing important elements of our rich history and culture. My motivation to write these books was fueled by the fact that my grandchildren fall into the group of Jamericans.’
Fiba tells her story when, as a ten-year-old girl she was abducted, along with her parents and one of her brothers, from their Ashanti village on Africa’s Gold Coast - now Ghana – by the British and taken to Jamaica. She tells us of her family’s experiences as slaves for two years on a sugar plantation, until her family’s daring escape to a Maroon village in the Blue Mountains, ruled by Queen Nanny. She tells us about the Maroon wars against the British that ended with the 1739 Treaty. Fiba is not a history book. It is an adventure story that captures important dates in Jamaica’s history and elements of our rich culture. This book can be enjoyed by children everywhere.
THE ADVENTURES OF LUKA THE TAINO BOY
Jamaicans have a long history of migrating, to Central America, England, the USA and Canada and our motherland – the African continent. As a result, many second and third generations are in danger of losing important elements of our rich history and culture. My motivation to write children’s books was fueled by the fact that my grandchildren fall into the group of ‘Jamericans.’
Luka, a ten-year-old Taino (Arawak) boy was the first to see the arrival of the Spanish ships from his village of Maima 500 years ago. He tells us of his village’s unhappy encounter with ‘The Strangers’. Along with Paka his parrot, Conuco his barkless dog, and an unusual friendship with Boicana, a Spanish horse; they set out to save his village.
Luka is not a history book. It is an adventure story that captures important dates in Jamaica’s history and elements of our rich culture. This book can be enjoyed by children everywhere.
JAMAICANS IN NEW YORK
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An inspiring collection of real-life stories told by Jamaicans who have made New York their home. These mini autobiographies are interspersed with vignettes of Jamaican, African and European history to pique your curiosity in the hope that your response will be “I didn’t know this!” And while each story is unique, there is a common thread- the timeless universal themes of love, compassion, resilience, the thirst for knowledge, personal value and, of course, freedom to be.
