A review by pageprincess398
Josephine Against the Sea by Shakirah Bourne

5.0

Fantasy fans hang on to your cinnamon and your seashells. Bourne does a fantastic job bring island folklore to life in the Middle-grade fantasy book, Josephine Against the Sea. In the opening of the book, it is just Jo and her father. Jo spending a great deal of effort to "scare" away potential suitors for her dad, considering the untimely death of her mother. Meriss, a new potential suitor for Vincent, Jo's father, has peculiar ways about her. After consulting her superstitious neighbor and librarian Jo and her best friend try to figure out the vulnerability of suspected River/Sea Muma. With themes of friendship and family, and diverse representation of neurology and age, readers will be likely to find something of themselves in this story. With an action-packed ending, fill of authentic island life this is highly recommended for school and home libraries