Sprat Morrison
{{Short description|1972 children's novel by Jean D'Costa}}
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| author = Jean D'Costa
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| country = Jamaica
| language = English
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| genre = Children's novel
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| release_date = 1972
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| oclc = 24668741
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{{Portal |Children's literature}}
Sprat Morrison ({{ISBN|0-582-05207-6}}) is a children's book published in 1972, and the first novel written by Jamaican author Jean D'Costa. The book is about the adventures of a young boy living in Papine, a suburb of Kingston. It is widely studied in Caribbean schools.{{cite book |title=Fifty Caribbean writers: a bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook |authorlink=Daryl Cumber Dance |last=Dance |first=Daryl Cumber |page=[https://archive.org/details/fiftycaribbeanwr00danc/page/161 161] |year=1986 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-313-23939-7 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/fiftycaribbeanwr00danc/page/161 }}
Sprat Morrison is part of the book series Horizons. Horizons is a series targeted towards 11 to 14-year-old Caribbean citizens.
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Category:Novels set in Jamaica
Category:1972 children's books
Category:Children's books set in Jamaica
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