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Mordecai, Martin
1 Reviews
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4-6
Twins Jackson and Pollyread (so nicknamed for her favorite pastime) live in a village in Jamaica's Blue Mountains. Trouble begins when Jammy Parchment is found squatting on their family's land. Much of the story's dialogue is in a melodic Jamaican patois. Mordecai's descriptions of the close-knit community and the uniquely beautiful setting, including supernatural elements, are memorably vivid.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2009
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