![]() ![]() Unwittingly, Corinne unleashes the power of Severine, the meanest jumbie that ever lived. ![]() It is All Hallow’s Eve when the people of the island pay respects to their deceased relatives. “The jumbie crawled with ease over thick trunks and gnarled underbrush, even though night in the forest was pitch-black.” Their purpose? To disrupt, terrify, and kill, especially children who disobey their parents and wander into the forest at night or respond to the jumbies’ calling their names.įeisty, brave, adventurous, confident, twelve year-old Corinne La Mer lives happily with her father, Pierre, after the death of her mother Nicole one year before. ![]() T here are many different types of jumbies: the douens (dwens), La Diabless (LA-jah-bless), Soucouyant (soo-coo-YAH), and Lagahoo (lah-gah-HOO)” to name a few. Loved it! If your middle grade reader is looking for a fright-night, this is the place! Set on a Caribbean island, “a Jumbie (JUM-bee) is the name for every bad-thinking, sneaky, trick-loving creature that comes out at night with the purpose of causing trouble.” ![]() This is the most ooey-gooey kids book I’ve ever read. Book Review: The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste (2015) 5 Stars ***** (Middle Grade)ĮYuck. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |