{"product_id":"the-jumbies-9781616204143","title":"The Jumbies","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe jumbies are coming \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e ancient magic to stop Severine and to save her island home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracey Baptiste \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of twenty-one books and several short stories for children. She writes fiction and nonfiction picture books, middle grade, young adult, and graphic novels. She is best known for the horror adventure Jumbies series and \u003ci\u003eMinecraft: The Crash.\u003c\/i\u003e Tracey can be found online at traceybaptiste.com and on Instagram: @traceybaptistewrites.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50630039765266,"sku":"9781616204143","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6da7581a-fcf0-46eb-b92a-98945603c2ae.jpg?v=1732741766","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-jumbies-9781616204143","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}