Angelina's Island
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Every day, Angelina dreams of her home in Jamaica and imagines she is there, until her mother finds a wonderful way to convince her that New York is now their home. Angelina's heart aches for Jamaica, and no matter how much Mama talks of having a better life in New York, Angelina still dreams about mangos, johnnycake, rainbow-colored birds, and the warmth of the sand under her feet. Then one day Mama sees something in the paper about Carnival in Brooklyn, New York, and she thinks she may have found a way to soothe Angelina's homesickness. With vibrant colors that seem to dance right off the page, Jeanette Winter pays homage to Jamaica and the traditions of the West Indian people.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007.
Year Published: 2007
Description: 1 v. (unpaged.) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0374303495
9780374303495
SUBJECTS
Homesickness -- Fiction.
Jamaican Americans -- Fiction.
Parades -- Fiction.
Jamaica -- Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction.