Goodreads Description:
A spine-tingling tale rooted in Caribbean folklore that will have readers holding their breath as they fly through its pages.
Corinne La Mer isn't afraid of anything. Not scorpions, not the boys who tease her, and certainly not jumbies. They're 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?
When Corinne spots a beautiful stranger speaking to the town witch at the market the next day, she knows something unexpected is about to happen. And when this same beauty, called Severine, turns up at Corinne's house, cooking dinner for Corinne's father, Corinne is sure that danger is in the air. She soon finds out that bewitching her father, Pierre, is only the first step in Severine's plan 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 save her island home.
With its able and gutsy heroine, lyrical narration, and inventive twist on the classic Haitian folktale "The Magic Orange Tree," The Jumbies will be a favorite of fans of Breadcrumbs, A Tale Dark and Grimm, and Where the Mountain Meets the Moon.
Hardcover, 240 pages
Expected publication:
April 28th 2015
by Algonquin Young Readers
Pre-Order here and here.I have had this book to-read via Netgalley for many months now. Ack. But I haven't felt like reading it yet. But now I shall. Very soon. This month for sure :D Because I think The Jumbies sounds like an exciting book. And the cover is gorgeous. <3 And I'm hoping to be able to love this middle grade book :)
What are you waiting for on this spooky Wednesday?
Never heard of this before! *-*
ReplyDeleteNice pick- and hope you get to read it soon. Happy wednesday.
ReplyDeleteOooh, sounds like a very interesting book and I loved when books are based in legends and folk stories!
ReplyDeleteGreat pick sweetie!
Never heard of this book before, but sound interesting. I love folk stories, so perhaps I will like this book too. Love your pick this week :)
ReplyDeleteOhhh this book is so you, Carina! Enjoy!!!
ReplyDeleteI grabbed this one recently at a trade show---it definitely looks super cute and spooky!!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like such fun! Caribbean folklore? YES. :D
ReplyDeleteI'm not familiar with this one! Fun fact - I'm Caribbean, ethnically from India :D
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy it when you read it :)
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