Kereen Getten (Author of When Life Gives You Mangos)

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Kereen Getten

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Kereen Getten grew up in Jamaica where she would climb fruit trees in the family garden and eat as much mango, guinep and pear as she could without being caught. She now lives in Birmingham with her family and writes stories about her childhood experiences. When Life Gives You Mangos is her debut novel.
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	When Life Gives You Mangos 3.95 avg rating — 3,375 ratings — published 2020 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	If You Read This 3.78 avg rating — 487 ratings — published 2022 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Lighthouse Intruder by Kereen Getten (老虎机稳赢方法 Author), Leah Jacobs-Gordon (Illustrator), Sarah Odedina (Editor) 3.67 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Two Sisters: A Story of Freedom 4.05 avg rating — 42 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Haunted Wardrobe: The spooky second book in the Di ISLAND CREW INVESTIGATES series by Kereen Getten (老虎机稳赢方法 Author), Leah Jacobs-Gordon (Illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ada Rue and the Banished: A Bloomsbury Reader: Dark Red Book Band by Kereen Getten (老虎机稳赢方法 Author), Simone Douglas (Illustrator) 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Abandoned Boat (Di Island Crew Investigates Book 3) 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Missing Person by Kereen Getten (老虎机稳赢方法 Author), Leah Jacobs-Gordon (illustrator) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Big Cat for Little Wandle Fluency - Finding Home by Kereen Getten (老虎机稳赢方法 Author), Rachel Moss (illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Girl in the Red Coat: A stand-out debut, THE GIRL IN THE RED COAT is the page-turning and hugely moving story of an abduction that will appeal to fans ... BETWEEN OCEANS, ROOM and THE SNOW CHILD.

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Kereen answered Vanessa Innes-Wagstaff's question: I love your young mystery books for children which mature friendships. Please keep writing them! (Bookseller and author). When the next one? Thank you so much! I had so much fun writing them. The next one (and last one for now) is out this month. August 29th
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Kereen answered Josephine's question: are you planning on writing any more "Di island crew investigates"? Yes! There will be a new book coming out towards the end of the year.
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“They will talk about work and politics but mostly about how much fun they had when they were younger. How they ran the streets, how the music was better and people were kinder.”
― Kereen Getten, When Life Gives You Mangos

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“This town is full of things no one wants to talk about.”
― Kereen Getten, When Life Gives You Mangos

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“My home is rugged and flawed. It sits on the hill overlooking the ocean, half brick, half wood. It used to be white stone and brown wood, but today Papa is painting it blue to match the sky.”
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