Party: A Mystery

by Jamaica Kincaid, Ricardo Cortés (Illustrator)

Overview

A beautifully illustrated story of three girls caught up in the most curious of mysteries.

"Party has layers. It functions as a subtle message about what it means to witness horror to such a degree that we lose our language for it; it is a quiet story about coming of age, suddenly, as a young black girl because of what the world shows us. It is about the many words our silence can hold, the way our absences can ring as loudly and discordantly as the words we do feel able to say." —Literary Hub

Three girls—Pam, Bess, 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! Bess 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617757280
Publisher:	Black Sheep
Publication date:	07/01/2025
Sold by:	OPEN ROAD INTEGRATED - EBKS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	35
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	3 Months to 11 Years

About the Author

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. She is the author of Party: A Mystery, illustrated by Ricardo Cortés.
Ricardo Cortéshas illustrated books about marijuana, electricity, the Jamaican bobsled team, and Chinese food. His work has been featured in theNew York Times, Entertainment Weekly, the Village Voice, the San Francisco Chronicle, and on CNN and FOX News. He lives in Brooklyn, where he is working on a book about the history of coffee, cocaine, and Coca-Cola.