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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2015 | Middle Grade
Gr 3–5—A middle grade twist on a traditional Haitian folktale. Corinne and her father don't believe in jumbies, malevolent creatures that come out of the island's dark woods to prey on people. Then one day a strangely beautiful lady named Severine walks into Corinne's house and takes over, her Papa begins acting weird, and evil creatures attack the village. Corinne and her friends approach the white witch for help but she can't assist because it would affec...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
Corinne La Mer, who has lived all her life on an unspecified Caribbean island, fights off a violent uprising of jumbies, fanta...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
