Party: A Mystery

Description

Three girls - Pam, Beth, and Sue - attend a party to celebrate the publication of the first of the Nancy Drew mystery books. There are many distractions at the fancy affair: flower arrangements, partygoers, refreshments, and lots and lots of marble. Suddenly, the oldest girl, Pam, sees what can only be described as something truly... bilious... not good! Beth sees it too. The youngest, Sue, does not, and as usual she has a hard time getting anyone to tell her anything. Party: A Mystery is a beautifully drawn adventure story that promises questions that will grab children, but does not guarantee an answer. The story's language builds and swings between lyrical and snappy - packing a wallop.

Jamaica Kincaid is a writer and professor whose works include the novels Annie John, Lucy, The Autobiography of My Mother, and Mr. Potter; a classic history of Antigua, A Small Place; and a memoir, My Brother. The Josephine Olp Weeks Chair and Professor of African and African American Studies in Residence at Harvard University, Kincaid was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2004.

I loved Party. It's a beautiful book right in the tradition of Ezra Jack Keats. --Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of Marvel's Black Panther Included in Publishers Weekly's Spring 2019 Children's Announcements Included in Booklist's Spring Youth Preview 2019 Included in Publishers Weekly's Spring 2019 Children's Sneak Previews