Granny Ting Ting
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grandmother, who is recovering from a difficult operation, and his
ten-year-old cousin, Shayla. A fierce rivalry develops between the two
children and everything becomes a competition - who can eat the hottest
food, climb the tallest tree, tell the spookiest story. Michael wins
each time and Shayla confesses to her mum that she feels Michael's life
is much more exciting than hers in Arouca. She thought she was special,
but everything she can do, Michael can do so much better. Luckily
Shayla's mum has a plan that will make Shayla realise her own good
qualities, and for cheering up her poor old granny in the process...
Granny Ting Ting is a contemporary story set in Trinidad.
Patrice Lawrence
Patrice Lawrence was brought up in an Italian-Trinidadian household in Sussex. Her highly-acclaimed novel, Orangeboy has won multiple awards.
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Granny Ting Ting - Patrice Lawrence
Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
About the Author
Chapter One
It was a warm Caribbean evening. Ten-year-old Shayla was sitting on Granny’s porch, kicking her feet impatiently.
How much longer now?
she asked.
They’ve only just left the airport,
Mommy said. Why don’t you go inside and keep Granny company?
Granny had recently had an eye operation. Now she could almost see properly, but still found things difficult.
Shayla’s cousin Michael and Aunty Jess were coming to Arouca to help Granny get better.
Michael was born in Trinidad, like Shayla, but moved to London when he was a baby. On his last visit, four years ago, the cousins had great fun chasing Granny’s chickens and playing hide-and-seek in the bamboo by the river.
Shayla couldn’t wait to see Michael again. She jumped up from her seat and ran to the gate as a car crawled slowly towards the house.
Is that them?
she cried.
But the car carried on.
Shayla sat down again. She was too excited to read, so she watched the fireflies’ shining green bottoms bump together under the papaya tree.
Deep in the bushes, the