Harold Davidson launches another YA title: Young Heroes of the Caribbean

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Harold Davidson launches another YA title: Young Heroes of the Caribbean

Kingston, August 26, 2014

Harold Davidson introduces Young Heroes of the Caribbean
to the Minister of Education

Young Adult (YA) writer, Gwyneth Harold Davidson, introduced her newest young adult book Young Heroes of the Caribbean to the Minister of Education, Rev Ronald Thwaites, at the Jamaica Teachers Association Annual General Conference in Montego Bay on August 22.

Receiving the copy, Minister Thwaites said that he would be reading it carefully before sharing it with his grandchildren and to see whether it would be appropriate for use in schools.

The book, which is independently published by Harold Davidson, is an intimate family story of a working class boy, Ramiro, whose separated parents live in the diverse worlds of thoroughbred horseracing and seaside cook shop vending. As he, his parents, and an undocumented girl steer through their challenges, the mythical strength of Jamaica's seven national heroes emerge as sources of strength in adversity. Male characters dominate the book, and it is being positioned as relevant for middle school boys and older teens.

August 23 launch in Kingston at the
Church of the Transfiguration Health, Back-to-school
and Book Fair

The novel features original illustrations by the popular Spanish Town raised artist and Edna Manley College graduate Taj Francis. The cover, done by well-known designer, Rupert Thomas, uses elements of the Jamaica 50 Shop mural of the Ministry of Youth and Culture that was created by a design team of final students of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts.

Young Heroes of the Caribbean is currently being promoted to booksellers and librarians. It is available as a Kindle e-book on Amazon.com; and the first third (1/3) of the book is available for free download to subscribers of the social media website, Goodreads.   

Harold Davidson says that Young Heroes of the Caribbean will be the first in a three-part series with Bad Girls in School published in the Caribbean Writers Series, (Heinemann/Pearson Education).

subsequent books to be delivered at one-year intervals. The other books will highlight more heroes of nations with shores that are washed by the Caribbean Sea. This is Harold Davidson's second YA novel, the first is Bad Girls in School published in the Caribbean Writers Series, (Heinemann/Pearson Education).

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