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Sprat Morrison
''Sprat Morrison'' () is a children's book published in 1972, and the first novel written by Jamaican author Jean D'Costa Jean Constance D'Costa (born 13 January 1937) is a Jamaican children's novelist, linguist, and professor emeritus. Her novels have been praised for their use of both Jamaican Creole and Standard English. Early life and education Jean Constance .... The book is about the adventures of a young boy living in Papine, a suburb of Kingston. It is widely studied in Caribbean schools. Sprat Morrison is part of the book series Horizons. Horizons is a series targeted towards 11 to 14-year-old Caribbean citizens. References 1972 novels Children's novels Jamaican novels Novels set in Jamaica 1972 children's books 1972 debut novels {{Jamaica-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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