Musical Youth

Title: Musical Youth Author: Joanne C. Hillhouse (her website) Country: Antigua Genre: teen fiction Summary: Zahara is a loner. She’s brilliant on the guitar but in everyday life she doesn’t really fit in. Then she meets Shaka, himself a musical genius and the first boy who really gets her. They discover that they share a…

Dancing Nude in the Moonlight

Title: Dancing Nude in the Moonlight Author: Joanne C. Hillhouse (her website) Country: Antigua Genre: novella/short fiction Summary: Young Dominican single mother Selena Cruz is trying to make a new life for herself in Antigua, dealing with prejudice, poverty, and her interfering sister. When she meets handsome cricket coach Michael Lindo, her world is turned…