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The 2011 Award

 

Smith-Denis

Inner City Girl

by Colleen Smith-Dennis

 

 

 

 

Nominated by:

  • Jamaica Library Service, Kingston.

Publisher of Nominated Edition:

LMH

 
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ABOUT THE BOOK

  
Martina does the unthinkable: a poor girl from the inner city gains entry into one of the most prestigious high schools in the country. Milverton High, situated on a hill with its picturesque surroundings, students from the upper echelons of society and teachers who do not necessarily understand, contrasts with the poverty, hunger and family problems with Martina encounters.

But Martina is not about to succumb to ridicule, rejection and poverty. Milverton High! Here shoe comes- defying all the odds!


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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Colleen Smith-Dennis was born in the parish of St. Elizabeth in the early sixties. Following Hurricane Gilbert and the birth of her first son, she enrolled in the University of the West Indies where she completed a certificate and an honours degree in the field of the teaching of English.

In 2006 she completed her Masters in Education in the same area, again at the University of the West Indies. Currently, she is a teacher of English at a high School in St. Andrews.

 

LIBRARIANS' COMMENTS

The author through Martina's story illustrates very candidly the typical way of life in the innercity communities in Jamaica. The protagonist's strong will character shows that with determination, perseverance and ambition, one can overcome class barriers and defy the odds through education and sports.

 

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