THE JUMBIES

Book ID/图书代码： 02173019C00005

English Summary/英文概要： Corinne La Mer isn’t afraid of anything. Not scorpions, not the boys who tease her, and certainly not jumbies. She knows that jumbies aren’t real; they’re just creatures parents make up to frighten their children. But on All Hallows’ Eve, Corinne chases an agouti all the way into the forbidden woods. Those shining yellow eyes that follow her to the edge of the trees, they couldn’t belong to a jumbie. Or could they?

Corinne begins to notice odd occurrences after that night. First she spots a beautiful stranger speaking to the town witch at the market. Then this same beauty, called Severine, turns up at Corinne’s house, cooking dinner for her father. Danger is in the air. Sure enough, bewitching Corinne’s father is 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 ancient magic to stop Severine and to save her island home.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： Corinne La Mer 声称她天不怕地不怕，当然也包括那些欺负她的男孩子，还有父母为了唬住孩子编出来的鬼怪幽灵什么的... 一天晚上，Corinne 追着一只刺豚鼠进入了一片禁林，黑夜中一双闪闪发光的黄色眼睛跟随她来到树林的边界。他们应该不会是鬼怪吧? 特雷西巴普蒂斯(Tracey Baptiste)根据小时候在特立尼达岛和多巴哥岛（南美洲特立尼达和多巴哥的第二大岛）听到的童谣，在这部幽灵传说中融入了加勒比的民间传说。(Sandy)

Awards/获奖情况："Tracey Baptiste scares up new audiences to learn about jumbies . . . She builds a fairy tale about a brave girl and her adventures among Caribbean creatures." --Washington Post

"A scary but cheerful tale that draws on Caribbean folk traditions. A great update on the ’town under supernatural attack’ story, with a marvelous setting." --Baltimore Sun

“Endlessly addictive and hypnotic”-Essence Magazine

About the Author/作者介绍： Tracey Baptiste lived in Trinidad until she was fifteen; she grew up on jumbie stories and fairy tales. She is a former teacher who works as a writer and editor.

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