Josephine’s determination in the face of great odds is one to be applauded, as it seems there’s nothing too big for her. As if those two creatures don’t sound difficult enough to deal with, Josephine has to contend with what is probably the scariest of them all, the River Mumma. This novel features many references to fascinating creatures from Caribbean mythology, including the protective baccoo and the scary vampirelike soucouyant.
Josephine and her best friend Akhai will have to figure out how to defeat Mariss, or it’ll be her father who will pay the price. Turns out, Mariss is a River Mumma, a terrifying creature who can cause many good things to happen, but can and will easily take those things away out of spite or jealousy. She thinks nothing of it until her father’s newest girlfriend Mariss appears and is impervious to any of Josephine’s tricks.
Things don’t go according to plan and in a moment of frustration, she scratches her initials into a tree. Growing up in Barbados, Josephine thinks she’s more than enough for her father and even schemes to distract him with their shared love of cricket. That’s why she has successfully scared off all prospective girlfriends through pranks and trickery. Gr 3-7–Eleven-year old Black girl Josephine has one duty-protect her father. Josephine knows there's something fishy about Mariss but she never expected her to be a vengeful sea creature eager to take her place as her father's first love! Can Josephine convince her friends to help her and use her cricket skills to save Daddy from Mariss's clutches before it's too late? And unlike the other girlfriends, this one doesn't scare easily. The next day, Daddy brings home a new catch, a beautiful woman named Mariss. She's desperate to make it onto her school's cricket team because she'll get to play her favorite sport AND use the cricket matches to distract Daddy from dating.But when Coach Broomes announces that girls can't try out for the team, the frustrated Josephine cuts into a powerful silk cotton tree and accidentally summons a bigger problem into her life. That's why she makes a habit of scaring his new girlfriends away.
Meet Josephine, the most loveable mischief-maker in Barbados, in a magical, heartfelt adventure inspired by Caribbean mythology.Eleven-year-old Josephine knows that no one is good enough for her daddy.
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