Book Description
for A Thief in the Village by James Berry
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Nine original short stories eloquently convey contemporary Jamaican culture from the fictional perspective of children of poverty. Details express sounds, aromas and sights; the cadence of the written speech suggests authentic language. (Age 14-adult)
CCBC Choices 1988. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 1988. Used with permission.
