''All Over Again'' is a 2013
young adult novel
Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age. While the genre is primarily targeted at adolescents, approximately half of YA readers are adults.
The subject matter and genres of YA correlate ...
by Jamaican author
A-dZiko Simba Gegele. Aimed at teenage readers, it is set in Jamaica and tells the story of a 12-year-old boy going through puberty.
The novel was awarded the inaugural
Burt Award for Caribbean Literature
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in 2014 and was longlisted for the 2015
International Dublin Literary Award
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.
''All Over Again'' was Gegele's first novel. , the author, who is also a poet and spoken-word performer, is working on a second novel, ''Deep Water'', about her work with the
Munirah Theatre Company.
References
2013 debut novels
Jamaican novels
Young adult novels
Novels set in Jamaica
Children's books set in Jamaica
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