 Ten-year-old Lexi dreams of becoming a moko jumbi majorette, a stilt walker in a parade. Though Lexi misses her best friend, she befriends her new neighbors, Miss Ivy and her foster children. Unfortunately, people petition that they should move out of the neighborhood. Moreover, Lexi’s family worries about the threatening hurricane which is quickly approaching. This lively first book in a series has a glossary of terms, questions which accompany the reading, a list of vocabulary words, and a bibliography of helpful resources. ema |
| Title: Moko Jumbi Dreams Author: Alscess Lewis-Brown Illustrator: Wayne “Bully” Petersen and Cynthia Hatfield Publisher: Little Bell Caribbean an imprint of Editorial Campana Copyright: 2011 Original Language: English ISBN: 978-1-934370-22-3 Paperback pages: 112 Age range: 9-14 Genre: Fiction Novel Book setting: The US Virgin Islands/ the Caribbean Author’s ethnicity: Born in Antigua Author’s residence: St. Croix, US Virgin Islands Illustrator’s ethnicity: Petersen: Caribbean Illustrator’s residence: Petersen: The Virgin Islands, Hatfield: St. Croix Subjects: Caribbean, Dreams, Foster children, Neighbors, Racism, Small towns, Stilt walkers |
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