Robin Miles
1) The jumbies
Author
Series
The jumbies (Tracey Baptiste) volume 1
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
234 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
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,...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2025
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
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