Book Cover Image of Kemosha of the Caribbean by Alex Wheatle

Kemosha of the Caribbean
by Alex Wheatle

    Publication Date: Feb 01, 2022
    List Price: $33.95
    Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
    Classification: Fiction
    Target Age Group: Young Adult
    ISBN13: 9781636140001
    Imprint: Black Sheep
    Publisher: Akashic Books
    Parent Company: Akashic Books

    Hardcover Description:

    In 1668, a young Jamaican girl, Kemosha, secures her freedom from enslavement and finds her true self while sailing to Panama with the legendary Captain Morgan.

    A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

    In 1668, fifteen-year-old Kemosha is sold by a slave owner to a tavern keeper in Port Royal, Jamaica—the "wickedest city on earth." She soon flees from a brutal assault and finds herself in the company of a mysterious free Black man, Ravenhide, who teaches her the fine art of swordplay, introduces her to her soul mate, Isabella, and helps her win her freedom.

    Ravenhide is a privateer for the notorious Captain Morgan aboard his infamous ship, the Satisfaction. At Ravenhide’s encouragement, Morgan invites Kemosha to join them on a pillaging voyage to Panama. As her swashbuckling legend grows, she realizes she has the chance to earn enough to buy the freedom of her loved ones—if she can escape with her life …