Josephine against the sea

Title
Josephine against the sea

Personal Author EPSB
Shakirah, Bourne

Summary
Meet Josephine, the most loveable mischief-maker in Barbados, in a magical, heartfelt adventure inspired by Caribbean mythology. Eleven-year-old Josephine knows that no one is good enough for her daddy. That's why she makes a habit of scaring his new girlfriends away. She's desperate to make it onto her school's cricket team because she'll get to play her favorite sport AND use the cricket matches to distract Daddy from dating. But when Coach Broomes announces that girls can't try out for the team, the frustrated Josephine cuts into a powerful silk cotton tree and accidentally summons a bigger problem into her life . . . The next day, Daddy brings home a new catch, a beautiful woman named Mariss. And unlike the other girlfriends, this one doesn't scare easily. Josephine knows there's something fishy about Mariss but she never expected her to be a vengeful sea creature eager to take her place as her father's first love. Can Josephine convince her friends to help her and use her cricket skills to save Daddy from Mariss's clutches before it's too late?

Year Published
2021

Physical Description
293 pages ; 22 cm

Subject
Girls -- Barbados -- Fiction.
 
Fathers and daughters -- Barbados -- Fiction.
 
Animals, Mythical -- Barbados -- Fiction.

Geographic Term
Barbados -- Fiction.

Summary
Meet Josephine, the most loveable mischief-maker in Barbados, in a magical, heartfelt adventure inspired by Caribbean mythology. Eleven-year-old Josephine knows that no one is good enough for her daddy. That's why she makes a habit of scaring his new girlfriends away. She's desperate to make it onto her school's cricket team because she'll get to play her favorite sport AND use the cricket matches to distract Daddy from dating. But when Coach Broomes announces that girls can't try out for the team, the frustrated Josephine cuts into a powerful silk cotton tree and accidentally summons a bigger problem into her life . . . The next day, Daddy brings home a new catch, a beautiful woman named Mariss. And unlike the other girlfriends, this one doesn't scare easily. Josephine knows there's something fishy about Mariss but she never expected her to be a vengeful sea creature eager to take her place as her father's first love. Can Josephine convince her friends to help her and use her cricket skills to save Daddy from Mariss's clutches before it's too late?

ISBN
9781338642087
 
9781338833973

Publisher
New York : Scholastic Press, 2021.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
WestbrookF BOUBook30197000232817Fantasy Fiction
WestbrookF BOUBook30197000232858Fantasy Fiction