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Jamaica Louise James

On her eighth birthday Jamaica receives paints which she uses to surprise her grandmother and to brighten the subway station where Grammy works.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hest, Amy
Other Authors:	Samton, Sheila White (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, c1996.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Painting > Juvenile fiction. Birthdays > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	On her eighth birthday Jamaica receives paints which she uses to surprise her grandmother and to brighten the subway station where Grammy works.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN:	1564023486 (alk. paper)
Author Notes:	Children's book author Amy Hest was born in New York City and grew up on Long Island. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as a children's librarian in the New York Public Library system and in the children's book publishing industry. She has written over thirty children's books, many of which included family and intergenerational themes. She is a three-time winner of the Christopher Medal and a winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. (Bowker Author Biography)