The jumbies
Readers rate it 4.0 (20 on Hardcover)
234 pages · Released 2015 · Algonquin Young Readers
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The Jumbies is a well-crafted middle-grade fantasy featuring Caribbean folklore and magic, centered on an 11-year-old girl confronting supernatural threats. While there are scary elements typical of folklore-based fantasy (evil spirits, jumbies), the tone remains hopeful and the protagonist is resourceful rather than helpless. The book emphasizes courage, family bonds, and cultural pride with no profanity or sexual content, making it appropriate for most readers 9 and up who enjoy atmospheric adventure.
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Eleven-year-old Corinne must call on her courage and an ancient magic to stop an evil spirit and save her island home. Eleven-year-old Corinne must call on her courage and an ancient magic to stop an evil spirit and save her island home.
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- Magic
- Spirits
- Blacks
- Horror stories
- Juvenile fiction
- Fiction
- Children's fiction
- Adventure and adventurers, fiction
- Caribbean area, fiction
- Magic, fiction
- Blacks, fiction
- Black people
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ISBN 9781616204143 · Algonquin Young Readers