![]() ![]() Prejudice is another very important theme, as Corrine faces the mistrust and hostility of her community based entirely on who her mother was. Corrine must face her Jumbie aunt, and her friends Bouki and Malik come to understand that Corrine’s uncle is their father, though they are not biologically related to him. This highly enjoyable story captures the culture and the atmosphere of the small island community with beautiful descriptions and natural, flowing dialogue.įamily themes tie in. Mama D’Leau agrees to help, but only if Corrine and three of her close friends will travel across the ocean with four mermaids to retrieve her opal. To prove her innocence and save the children, Corrine contacts Mama D’Leau, queen of the ocean Jumbies, and asks for help to find them. ![]() ![]() They all know that her mother was a Jumbie. When children begin to disappear from their island home in the Caribbean, Corrine’s friends and neighbors are quick to suspect her. Based on the myths of West Africa and the Caribbean, Tracey Baptiste’s Rise of the Jumbies is an engaging story full of danger and discovery. ![]()
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