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I've got a Home in Glory Land (February 2007)The amazing story of two fugitive slaves, Lucie and Thornton Blackburn whose escape from Kentucky to Detroit led them to Canada where they joined the Underground Railroad movement. More... This is not the Jamaica you’re used to seeing in travel brochures. Jamaican-born Opal Palmer Adisa’s fictional tale takes you to rural Jamaica, far off the beaten tourist path. Her writing introduces you to a cultural experience that is not often encountered in books about the Carribean. More...
John Crow's Devil (August 2005)The townspeople of Gibbeah in rural Jamaica welcome a new preacher to the only church in town and all hell breaks loose. Apostle York and Reverend Bligh struggle for the souls of the townspeople and Gibbeah is changed forever. More...
Like Trees Walking (March 2007)"My father had taken us the long way around, hoping that he could shield us from the body in the tree, but it turned out to be a noble gesture that was all for nothing." More...
Little Lion Goes to School (July 2005)A little Rasta boy in Jamaica worries about attending a new school. "Little Lion Goes to School" teaches children to be proud of who they are. More... Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next |