num_pages: 148
description: A moving collection of stories from an award-winning author.Gustas is nearly killed in the hurricane, trying to save his banana tree; Nenna and her brother Man-Man patrol the coconut plantation in the dead of night, ready to catch interlopers; Becky longs for a bicycle and Fanso longs to find his father who walked out thirteen years ago. This is a wonderfully atmospheric collection of contemporary short stories that bring James Berry's Caribbean childhood vividly to life.
language: English
title: A Thief in the Village: And Other Stories of Jamaica
titlecomplete: A Thief in the Village: And Other Stories of Jamaica
genres: Childrens, Fiction, Short Stories
ratings_count: 64
places: Jamaica
awards: awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Coretta Scott King Book Award
category: Author Honor, awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
category: Overall / 9 – 11 Years
publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers