Josephine Against The Sea

ISBN-10: 1338642103
ISBN-13: 9781338642100
Author: Bourne, Shakirah
Interest Level: 3-7
Publisher: Scholastic

Publication Date: March 2023

Copyright: 2021

Page Count: 304

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Interest Level

Grades 3-7

Reading Level

Lexile: 810L
Accelerated Reader Level: 5.3
Accelerated Reader Points: 9.0

BISAC Subjects

JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / Caribbean & Latin American

JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Caribbean & Latin America

Description
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 i
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