Kereen Getten

Kereen Getten grew up in Jamaica where most of her stories are set. She now lives in Birmingham with her family and writes coming of age stories about friendship, family and community. Kereen has published ten books including When Live Gives You Mngoes, If You Read This, and Di Island Crew Series. She won the Caribbean Readers Award, The Redbridge Children’s Award and the Bocas Children’s Book Prize. She was shortlisted for Waterstones Children’s Award, Jhalak Prize and the UKLA Book Prize.