The Jumbies
Part of the The Jumbies series
- Subject
- Fantasy & Magic
- Age
- 9-12 years
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 240
- Publisher
- Algonquin Young Readers
- Size
- 14.5 cm Ă 21.1 cm
- ISBN
- 9781616204143
The start of an exciting series filled with Caribbean folklore, daring adventure, and ancient magic, from New York Times bestselling author Tracey Baptiste.
Corinne La Mer isnât afraid of anything. Not scorpions, not the boys who tease her, and certainly not jumbies. She knows that jumbies arenât real; theyâre just creatures parents make up to frighten their children. But on All Hallowsâ Eve, Corinne chases an agouti all the way into the forbidden woods. Those shining yellow eyes that follow her to the edge of the trees, they couldnât belong to a jumbie. Or could they?
Corinne begins to notice odd occurrences after that night. First she spots a beautiful stranger speaking to the town witch at the market. Then this same beauty, called Severine, turns up at Corinneâs house, cooking dinner for her father. Danger is in the air. Sure enough, bewitching Corinneâs father is the first step in Severineâs plan to claim the entire island for the jumbies. Corinne must call on her courage and her friends and ancient magic to stop Severine and to save her island home.
Corinne La Mer isnât afraid of anything. Not scorpions, not the boys who tease her, and certainly not jumbies. She knows that jumbies arenât real; theyâre just creatures parents make up to frighten their children. But on All Hallowsâ Eve, Corinne chases an agouti all the way into the forbidden woods. Those shining yellow eyes that follow her to the edge of the trees, they couldnât belong to a jumbie. Or could they?
Corinne begins to notice odd occurrences after that night. First she spots a beautiful stranger speaking to the town witch at the market. Then this same beauty, called Severine, turns up at Corinneâs house, cooking dinner for her father. Danger is in the air. Sure enough, bewitching Corinneâs father is the first step in Severineâs plan to claim the entire island for the jumbies. Corinne must call on her courage and her friends and ancient magic to stop Severine and to save her island home.
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What reviewers said
âTracey Baptiste scares up new audiences to learn about jumbies . . . She builds a fairy tale about a brave girl and her adventures among Caribbean creatures.â
âA scary but cheerful tale that draws on Caribbean folk traditions. A great update on the "town under supernatural attack" story, with a marvelous setting.â
âThe Jumbies starts off with a chase and leaves the reader wanting more, in a very good way.â
âFar more than just your average spooky supernatural story, Baptiste uses the underpinnings of a classic folktale to take a closer look at colonization, rebellion, and what it truly takes to share the burden of tolerating the âotherâ. Plus there are monsters. Gotta love the monsters.â
âEntrancing and engaging, frightening but never slacking, Baptiste enters an all-new folktale adaptation into our regular fantasy lore. Best suited for the kids seeking lore where creatures hide in the shadows of trees, but where theyâre unlike any creatures the kids have seen before. Original. Haunting.â
âEndlessly addictive and hypnoticâ
