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Coconut dreams

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  • Publisher:
    BookThug, 2019
  • Running Time: 06:14 hrs
    Narrator: Mark Sicherman
    Publisher:
    BC Libraries Cooperative, 2020
    Note: This book was recorded thanks to support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
  • Publisher:
    Book*hug, 2020
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
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    Certified Accessible By: National Network for Equitable Library Service
    Running Time: 07:34 hrs
    Narrator: Mark Sicherman
    Publisher:
    BC Libraries Cooperative, 2024
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Date:
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    2019
    Summary:

    Coconut Dreams explores the lives of the Pinto family through seventeen linked short stories. Starting with a ghost story set in Goa, India in the 1950s, the collection weaves through various timelines and perspectives to focus on two children, Aiden and Ally Pinto. These siblings tackle their adventures in a predominantly white suburb with innocence, intelligence and a timid foot in two distinct cultures.In these stories, Derek Mascarenhas takes a fresh look at the world of the new immigrant and the South Asian experience in Canada, as a daughter questions her father's love at an IKEA grand opening; an aunt remembers a safari-gone-wrong in Kenya; an uncle's unrequited love is confronted at a Goan Association picnic; a boy tests his faith amidst a school-yard brawl; and a childhood love letter is exchanged during the building of a backyard deck. Singularly and collectively, these stories will move the reader with their engaging narratives and authentic voices.

    Original Publisher: Toronto, BookThug
    Language(s): English
    Collection(s)/Series: Anti-Racist Resources