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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 33
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English
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Owning a small portion of the Trinidad earth and a respectable house of his own is the dream that sustains Mohun Biswas through a life of frustration and despair after he marries into the domineering Tulsi family.
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English
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"The introduction of a singularly stunning new voice in fiction, Ayanna Gillian Lloyd's The Gatekeepers is a mythic love story set in contemporary Trinidad & Tobago about two young outsiders brought together by their connection with the dead"--Provided by publisher.
The St. Bernard women have lived in Morne Marie, the house on top of a hill outside Port Angeles, for generations. One woman in each generation is responsible for the passage of the city's...
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Language
English
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"A stranger could drive through Miguel Street and just say 'Slum!' because he could see no more." But to its residents this derelict corner of Trinidad's capital is a complete world, where everybody is quite different from everybody else. There's Popo the carpenter, who neglects his livelihood to build "the thing without a name." There's Man-man, who goes from running for public office to staging his own crucifixion, and the dreaded Big Foot, the
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Publisher
Seal Press
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Friends since childhood, Rosa and Zuela are drawn back together from their very different lives when a white woman is murdered, and they're suddenly reminded of one summer on the island of Trinidad when they were both twelve years old and witnessed "an unspeakable act through the leaves of a hibiscus bush."--Jacket.
12) Carnival
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Robert Antoni has established himself as one of the most innovative voices to emerge from the Caribbean and the Americas. His ambitious third novel, Carnival, takes us on an expedition that stretches from contemporary New York City to the glitter of Trinidadian Carnival, and deep into the island's mountainous interior. Narrator William Fletcher is an aspiring novelist who has come to New York to escape his affluent West Indian roots. A chance meeting...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"A novel about relationships, examined through the distinct rhythms of the city of Port of Spain. Loyalties, love, conflicting cultures, and creativity come into play as Ata, a young woman working in carnival design but curious about writing, and her European boyfriend, Pierre, negotiate the care of their friend Fraser, a closeted gay man dying from AIDS. The contradictory Trinidadian setting becomes a parallel character to Fraser's Cambridge-derived...
Author
Series
Everyman's library ; 334
Publisher
Alfred A Knopf
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Offers insight into the author's range and creative process, in a treasury that includes pieces from such classics as "Miguel Street" and "In a Free State."
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Language
English
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"A modern-day Bridget Jones's Diary, this biting, entertaining, and transportive debut novel from award-winning writer Breanne Mc Ivor follows a young woman finding her voice and reclaiming her identity in Trinidadian society, perfect for readers of Such a Fun Age"--
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Publisher
Deutsch
Pub. Date
1967.
Language
English
Description
Another perceptive novel about a boy on the edge of adult responsibilities. It is the story of Shellie, a Trinidadian boy who moves to a new village and there meets two girls. He is charmed by Rosalie but he is attracted to the more cheerful and accessible Joan.