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Tracey Baptiste - The Jumbies - 9781616205928 - V9781616205928
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The Jumbies

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Description for The Jumbies Paperback. Jumbies are just tricksters parents make up to frighten their children. Then one night Corinne chases an agouti all the way into the forbidden forest. Those shining yellow eyes that followed her to the edge of the trees, they couldn't belong to a jumbie. Or could they? Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: YFH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
The start of an exciting series filled with Caribbean folklore and daring adventure. 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 ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781616205928
SKU
V9781616205928
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10

About Tracey Baptiste
Tracey Baptiste lived in Trinidad until she was fifteen; she grew up on jumbie stories and fairy tales. She is a New York Times bestselling author of Minecraft: The Crash, and a former teacher who works as a writer and editor. Visit her online at traceybaptiste.com and on Twitter: @TraceyBaptiste.

Reviews for The Jumbies
“Tracey Baptiste scares up new audiences to learn about jumbies . . . She builds a fairy tale about a brave girl and her adventures among Caribbean creatures.” —Washington Post “A scary but cheerful tale that draws on Caribbean folk traditions. A great update on the 'town under supernatural attack' story, with a marvelous setting.” —Baltimore Sun ... Read more

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