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The Jumbies
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 foll... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Minecraft: The Crash (Minecraft)
The brand-new official Minecraft novel is an action-packed thriller! <P><P>When a new virtual-reality version of the game brings her dreams—and doubts—to life, one player must face her fears. Bianca has never been good at following the plan. She’s more of an act-now, deal-with-the-consequences-lat... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
The Jumbie God's Revenge (The Jumbies)
In book three of the popular Jumbies series, Corinne must use her emerging supernatural powers to battle the angry god who would destroy her Caribbean island home. When an out-of-season hurricane sweeps through Corinne’s seaside village, Corinne knows it’s not a typical storm. At first Corinne belie... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
The Jumbies (Jumbies #1)
A spine-tingling tale rooted in Caribbean folklore about an ordinary girl who must use her extraordinary bravery--and a bit of magic--to save her island home from jumbies, the scary spirits that haunt the forest. <P><P>Corinne La Mer isn’t afraid of anything. Not scorpions, not the boys who teas... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Rise of the Jumbies (The Jumbies)
Deep beneath the waves, a great enemy awakens . . . Corinne LaMer defeated the wicked jumbie Severine months ago, but things haven’t exactly gone back to normal in her Caribbean island home. Everyone knows Corinne is half-jumbie, and many of her neighbors treat her with mistrust. When local children... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
African Icons: Ten People Who Shaped History
&“In African Icons, Baptiste engages in the hard work of unveiling the myths about the African continent to young readers . . . This is a great beginner&’s guide to pre-colonial Africa.&” —Ibram X. Kendi, National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be an Antiracist M... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Angel's Grace
Grace has always had wild red hair like no one else in her family and a birthmark on her shoulder that her mother told her was the mark of an angel. When Grace is sent from New York to spend the summer with her grandmother in Trinidad, she looks through the family album and discovers a blurred photo... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2005 -
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
by Coe Booth • Kekla Magoon • Rita Williams-Garcia • Varian Johnson • Tracey Baptiste • Justina Ireland • Jason Reynolds • Lamar Giles • Brandy Colbert • Dhonielle Clayton • Ibi Zoboi • Leah Henderson • Renée Watson • Nic Stone • Liara Tamani • Tochi Onyebuchi • Jay ColesEdited by National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi, and featuring some of the most acclaimed bestselling Black authors writing for teens today—Black Enough is an essential collection of captivating stories about what it’s like to be young and Black in America. <P><P>Black is...sisters navigating thei... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019