The Jumbies

The Jumbies
Author: Tracey Baptiste
Publsiher: Algonquin Books
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2016-04-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781616205928

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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 happen. When this same beauty, called Severine, turns up at Corinne’s house, danger is in the air. Severine plans 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 to save her island home.

The Jumbies Playing Ground

The Jumbies    Playing Ground
Author: Robert Wyndham Nicholls
Publsiher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2012-09-14
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781617036118

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A study of the carnival traditions that created "whole theater" folk pageants

Rise of the Jumbies

Rise of the Jumbies
Author: Tracey Baptiste
Publsiher: Algonquin Books
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2017-09-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781616206659

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Deep beneath the waves, a great enemy awakens . . . Corinne LaMer defeated the wicked jumbie Severine months ago, but things haven’t exactly gone back to normal in her Caribbean island home. Everyone knows Corinne is half-jumbie, and many of her neighbors treat her with mistrust. When local children begin to go missing, snatched from the beach and vanishing into wells, suspicious eyes turn to Corinne. To rescue the missing children and clear her own name, Corinne goes deep into the ocean to find Mama D’Leau, the dangerous jumbie who rules the sea. But Mama D’Leau’s help comes with a price. Corinne and her friends Dru, Bouki, and Malik must travel with mermaids across the ocean to fetch a powerful object for Mama D’Leau. The only thing more perilous than Corinne’s adventures across the sea is the jumbie that waits for her back home. With action-packed storytelling and inventive twists on Caribbean and West African mythology and fairy tales, Rise of the Jumbies is a breathlessly exciting tale of courage and friendship. An NPR Best Book of 2017 A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2017 A School Library Journal Best Book of 2017

The Jumbie God s Revenge

The Jumbie God s Revenge
Author: Tracey Baptiste
Publsiher: Algonquin Young Readers
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2019-09-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781643750002

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The third book in the highly praised and popular Jumbies series is the scariest and most heart-pounding yet as Corinne must unlock newfound power to confront the jumbie god Huracan—who is bent on destroying her island.

The Caribbean Story Finder

The Caribbean Story Finder
Author: Sharon Barcan Elswit
Publsiher: McFarland
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2017-09-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781476630014

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The Caribbean islands have a vibrant oral folklore. In Jamaica, the clever spider Anansi, who outsmarts stronger animals, is a symbol of triumph by the weak over the powerful. The fables of the foolish Juan Bobo, who tries to bring milk home in a burlap bag, illustrate facets of traditional Puerto Rican life. Conflict over status, identity and power is a recurring theme—in a story from Trinidad, a young bull, raised by his mother in secret, challenges his tyrannical father who has killed all the other males in the herd. One in a series of folklore reference guides by the author, this volume shares summaries of 438 tales—some in danger of disappearing—retold in English and Creole from West African, European, and slave indigenous cultures in 24 countries and territories. Tales are grouped in themed sections with a detailed subject index and extensive links to online sources.

Short Stories

Short Stories
Author: Anonim
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 556
Release: 1893
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: NYPL:33433082514047

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Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage

Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage
Author: Richard Allsopp,Jeannette Allsopp
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 782
Release: 2003
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9766401454

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This remarkable new dictionary represents the first attempt in some four centuries to record the state of development of English as used across the entire Caribbean region.

The Contemporary Review

The Contemporary Review
Author: Anonim
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 1032
Release: 1875
Genre: Great Britain
ISBN: UOM:39015078140418

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