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When Life Gives You Mangoes

When Life Gives You Mangoes

Author(s): Kereen Getten

Location(s): Jamaica

Genre(s): Children

Era(s): Modern

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Nothing much happens in Sycamore, the small village where Clara lives – at least, that’s how it seems. She loves eating ripe mangoes fallen from trees, running outside in the rainy season and escaping to her secret hideout with her best friend Gaynah. There’s only one problem: she can’t remember anything about the previous summer.

When a quirky girl called Rudy arrives from England, everything starts to change. Gaynah stops acting like a best friend, while Rudy and Clara roam across the island and uncover an old family secret. As the summer reaches its peak and the island storms begin, Clara’s memory starts to return and she must finally face the truth of what happened last year.

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Author: tripfiction

It is the Summer holiday and Clara is kicking around for something to do. She spends a lot of time with her friend Gaynah and they are off doing what little girls do –...

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