Granny Ting Ting

by Patrice Lawrence

Nine-year-old Michael is coming from London to Trinidad to visit his grandmother and his ten-year-old cousin, Shayla. A fierce rivalry develops between the two children and Shayla begins to think that her life in Arouca is not exciting at all. But the plan to cheer her grandmother up makes her realise that is not the case.

Genres: Fiction

76 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Patrice Lawrence is a British writer and journalist, who has published fiction both for adults and children. Her writing has won awards including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Older Children and The Bookseller YA Book Prize.

Reviews

[Francesca]

This was okay. For a child it might give some insight into the different lives people have in different countries but sadly it didn't grab me or stand out.

[Fräulein Bunny · Rating 3 out of 5]

Perfect for Reading Beginners

[Varsha Seshan · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[tali]

#forschool

[Johnny Macpherson Laidlaw · Rating 5 out of 5]

nice little Caribbean story of familylife, telling stories, teaching things, learning lessons and teaching elders to ride bycycles. :D