Josephine Against the Sea

Name: Josephine Against the Sea
Brand: Scholastic Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Shakirah Bourne
ISBN: 9781338774276

Author: Shakirah Bourne

Narrator: Varia Williams

Unabridged: 6 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books

Published: 07/06/2021

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fantasy Stories, Fairy Tales, Regional Stories

Synopsis

Meet Josephine, the most loveable mischief-maker in Barbados, in a magical, heartfelt adventure inspired by Caribbeanmythology.Eleven-year-old Josephine knows that no one is good enough for her daddy. That's why she makes a habit of scaring his newgirlfriends away. She's desperate to make it onto her school's cricket team because she'll get to play her favorite sport AND usethe cricket matches to distract Daddy from dating.But when Coach Broomes announces that girls can't try out for the team, the frustrated Josephine cuts into a powerful silk cottontree and accidentally summons a bigger problem into her life . . .The next day, Daddy brings home a new catch, a beautiful woman named Mariss. And unlike the other girlfriends, this one doesn'tscare easily. Josephine knows there's something fishy about Mariss but she never expected her to be a vengeful sea creatureeager to take her place as her father's first love! Can Josephine convince her friends to help her and use her cricket skills to saveDaddy from Mariss's clutches before it's too late?

Reviews

Goodreads review by BookOfCinz on June 20, 2021

A thoroughly enjoyable read that I wanted way more of, what an amazing read! In Josephine Against The Sea we are transported to Barbados and we meet eleven-year-old Josephine who lives with her father who is a fisherman. Since the death of her mother its just been Josephine and her Dad… yes, there’......more

Goodreads review by Ms. Woc Reader on June 28, 2021

Josephine is a mischievous little girl who lives in the seaside village of Fairy Vale, Barbados with her father. She has a habit of chasing away every woman her widowed father dates. She plans on it just being the two of them and this year is the year she will make the school cricket team. One day a......more

Goodreads review by Ambika on February 19, 2021

My Fishy Stepmom is a middle grade, #ReadCaribbean read written by the talented Ms. Shakirah Bournes. It follows a girl by the name of Josephine, her best friend and neighbour Ahkai who does things in fives, her widowed father and her new potential stepmom, Mariss, who happens to overcome all the bo......more

Goodreads review by Payal on May 21, 2021

Shakirah Bourne’s Josephine Against the Sea is a marvelous adventure inspired by Caribbean mythology led by a spunky and lovable heroine, 11-year-old Josephine Cadogan. Josephine has two missions. One is to get on her school’s cricket team so she can meet the West Indies team and reignite her father......more

Goodreads review by Alysa on July 16, 2021

Thank you to the author and Scholastic for the opportunity to read an ARC of this marvelous MG debut! Set in a small village in Barbados JOSEPHINE AGAINST THE SEA is the story of Josephine who loves the game of cricket almost as much as she loves her widowed father. But since Jo's mother died, Jo's......more