| The Jumbies Contributor(s): Baptiste, Tracey (Author) |
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ISBN: 161620592X ISBN-13: 9781616205928 Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2014038605 |
| Lexile Measure: 680 |
| Series: Jumbies |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.40 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies - Ethnic Orientation - Caribbean & West Indies |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 173364 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Corinne La Mer claims she isn't afraid of anything. Not scorpions, not the boys who tease her, and certainly not jumbies. They're just tricksters made up by parents to frighten their children. Then one night Corinne chases an agouti all the way into the forbidden forest, and shining yellow eyes follow her to the edge of the trees. They couldn't belong to a jumbie. Or could they? When Corinne spots a beautiful stranger at the market the very next day, she knows something extraordinary is about to happen. When this same beauty, called Severine, turns up at Corinne's house, danger is in the air. Severine plans to claim the entire island for the jumbies. Corinne must call on her courage and her friends and learn to use ancient magic she didn't know she possessed to stop Severine and to save her island home. |
Contributor Bio(s): Baptiste, Tracey: - Tracey Baptiste lived in Trinidad until she was fifteen; she grew up on jumbie stories and fairy tales. She is a former teacher who works as a writer and editor. Visit her online at traceybaptiste.com and on Twitter: @TraceyBaptiste. |