Cane Warriors
Moa, a fourteen-year-old slave, gets caught up in the most significant slave rebellion in Jamaican history, paying homage to freedom fighters all over the world.
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Alex Wheatle
ALEX WHEATLE is the author of several best-selling books including the young adult novels Cane Warriors and Home Girl, the modern classic Brixton Rock, and the multiaward-winning Crongton series. He is the subject of the historical drama film Alex Wheatle, which is part of filmmaker Steve McQueen’s lauded anthology series Small Axe. His body of work was a finalist for the 2021 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature and has won numerous awards, including the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. Kemosha of the Caribbean is his latest novel.
Author Events
- Jan 29, 2022: VIRTUAL EVENT: Alex Wheatle, Courttia Newland – Books Inc. (San Francisco, CA)
- Feb 5, 2022: VIRTUAL EVENT: Curdella Forbes, Alex Wheatle – Lost City Books (Washington, DC)
Titles
Home Girl
When Naomi, a fourteen-year-old white girl, is placed with a black foster care family, her life takes some dramatic twists and turns.
Kemosha of the Caribbean
Forthcoming: 2/1/22
In 1668, a young Jamaican girl, Kemosha, secures her freedom from enslavement and finds her true self while sailing to Panama with the legendary Captain Morgan.
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