''Sprat Morrison'' () is a

children's book Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's ...

published in 1972, and the first novel written by

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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.

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1972 novels Children's novels Jamaican novels Novels set in Jamaica 1972 children's books 1972 debut novels {{Jamaica-stub