Patrice Peace

Backyard Bashment Patrice Peace

Shelly-Ann has just started 5th grade at Marcus Garvey Middle school and is hoping for 5th grade to be just as smooth as 4th! Born with a "alikkle extra curve" as her mummy puts it makes Middle school far from smooth!Now attending the same school as her "perfect above all name" older sister Maxine, Shelly-Ann is tired of the continuous comparisons between them. As her family prepares for Maxine's surprise 13th birthday party, Shelly-Ann is determined to prove once and for all she is more then just her younger sister. But does Maxine's deep dark secret make her think twice?The Backyard Bashment is the essence of West Indian culture, togetherness, self-love, and sisterhood!