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. 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. 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. 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. While the first one definitely had some horror elements, this one felt more like a fantasy with minor scary parts.

Combining Caribbean folklore with lots of adventure, this book has broad appeal for the middle grade audience. 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. RISE OF THE JUMBIES is a fantastic continuation of Corinne's story. Those shining, yellow eyes that followed her to the edge of the trees, they couldn't belong to a jumbie. Then one night Corinne chases an agouti all the way into the forbidden forest. They're just tricksters parents make up to frighten their children. Not scorpions, not the boys who tease her, and certainly not jumbies. Mama D’Leau told Corinne that, if she was going to help them. Corinne would need her help to find the children.

The white witch sent Corinne and her friends to Mama D’Leau. Corinne knew she had to do something, so she went to the white witch. A spine-tingling tale rooted in Caribbean folklore that will have listeners holding their breath as they fly through the audio.Ĭorinne La Mer isn't afraid of anything. Then, suddenly, all sorts of other children began to get lost.

Rise of the jumbies