All Over Again (novel)

All Over Again is a 2013 young adult novel by Jamaican author A-dZiko Simba Gegele. Aimed at teenage readers, it is set in Jamaica and tells the story of a 12-year old boy going through puberty.[1][2]

The novel was awarded the inaugural Burt Award for Caribbean Literature in 2014 and was longlisted for the 2015 International Dublin Literary Award.[3][4]

All Over Again was Gegele's first novel. As of 2018, the author, who is also a poet and spoken-word performer, is working on a second novel, Deep Water, about her work with the Munirah Theatre Company.[5]

References
  1. Andrews, Erline (July–August 2014). "Ready, set, read". Caribbean Beat. No. 128. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. Donnell, Alison; Cummings, Ronald, eds. (2021). Caribbean Literature in Transition, 1970–2020. Vol. 3. Cambridge University Press. p. 324. ISBN 9781108597760.
  3. "'All Over Again' takes top award". Jamaica Gleaner. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. "JK Rowling's alter ego makes longlist for €100,000 Impac award". The Guardian. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  5. "Drama part of A-dZiko's particpatory [sic] art". Jamaica Gleaner. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
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