![]() And unlike the other girlfriends, this one doesn't scare easily. The next day, Daddy brings home a new catch, a beautiful woman named Mariss. She's desperate to make it onto her school's cricket team because she'll get to play her favorite sport AND use the cricket matches to distract Daddy from dating.īut when Coach Broomes announces that girls can't try out for the team, the frustrated Josephine cuts into a powerful silk cotton tree and accidentally summons a bigger problem into her life. That's why she makes a habit of scaring his new girlfriends away. Josephine against the sea Bourne, Shakirah Genre: Fantasy Fiction When she discovers her fathers new girlfriend, Mariss, is actually a sea creature eager to take her place as his first love, Josephine must convince her friends to help her and use her cricket skills to save her dad from Mariss clutches. “A heart-wrenching adventure with big laughs and well-earned surprises.” –Kirkus Reviews, Starred ReviewĮleven-year-old Josephine knows that no one is good enough for her daddy. This heart-wrenching adventure is packed with big laughs and well-earned surprises (Kirkus Reviews starred review). Bajan author and filmmaker Shakirah Bourne joins Greenlight (virtually) to launch her debut middle grade novel, Josephine Against the Sea, a magical. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Meet Josephine, the most loveable mischief-maker in Barbados, in a magical, heartfelt adventure inspired by Caribbean mythology. ![]()
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