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Age Guideline 7-11
About the Event
The Whisperer’s Warning by winner of the Bocas Lit Fest 2022 Children’s Book Prize Danielle Y.C. McClean is the second book in The Secrets of Oscuros series. The story is set in a fictitious village in the Caribbean. It continues the adventures of 12 year old JV and his friends Carol and Riaz as they encounter various folkloric characters in the ominous Oscuros Forest. Following a cryptic warning by one of the forest’s supernatural inhabitants, they embark on a high-stakes mission to solve the mystery of the forest and JV’s heritage, while protecting the life of a villager from a foretold doom. This is a story about empathy, loyalty, friendship and tolerance. The book is a rich exploration of Caribbean folklore, culture and characters.
From a gorgeous tropical garden in Trinidad, Danielle, sets the stage for the story and reads extracts from the book.
About the Author
Danielle Y. C. McClean is an author, translator, and interpreter and has degrees in French,Spanish, and law. Her debut novel, Secrets of Oscuros: The Protectors’ Pledge(CaribbeanReads 2017, illustrated by Lorena Soriano), won third place for the CODE 2016 Burt Award for Caribbean Young Adult Literature, and its sequel, Secrets of Oscuros: The Whisperer’s Warning (CaribbeanReads 2022, illustrated by Rachel Moss) won the 2022 Bocas Lit Fest Children’s Book Prize. Originally from the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Danielle currently lives in Tennessee with her husband and two children.
Buy the Book here: The Whisperer’s Warning - Danielle Y. C. McClean
Teaching Resources
Chapter 4 extract here.
About the Festival Partner
Founded in 2011, the NGC Bocas Lit Fest is Trinidad and Tobago’s premier annual literary festival: a lively celebration of books, writers, writing, and ideas, with a Caribbean focus and international scope. The Festival brings together readers and writers from Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean, and the wider world for readings, performances, workshops, discussions, film screenings, and more.
The Festival also includes a full programme of activities for younger readers, The NGC Children’s Bocas Lit Fest. There is a month-long storytelling caravan around the country on Saturdays throughout the month of April, plus readings, creative writing workshops and performances by children’s authors, alongside the main Festival. Most of the events are virtual and you can access archived events on their website. bocaslitfest.com