Just in time for the holiday season, CaribbeanReads is pleased to announce the launch of the award-winning young adult book Musical Youth by Antiguan and Barbudan author Joanne C. Hillhouse.
This book, which placed second in the 2014 Burt Award for Caribbean Literature, follows one eventful and music-filled summer in the life of a group of Antiguan teenagers. Guitarist Zahara and Shaka, a musical genius find love and face many challenges as they take part in a theatrical production that they must get right by the end of the summer. Read more on our website.
The Burt Award for Caribbean Literature is administered by CODE, a Canadian NGO with 55 years of experience supporting literacy and learning in Canada and around the world. As a second place winner of this award, Musical Youth will be distributed throughout the Caribbean to libraries and similar learning institutions. In addition, CODE supports professional development of writers and libraries. One of the first events connected to Musical Youth will be a free workshop for adult and teen writers this November in Antigua.
Musical Youth is the third of five books being published by CaribbeanReads in the second half of 2014. Check our bookstore to see all of our titles.
