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1) The Jumbies
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Series
The jumbies (Tracey Baptiste) volume 1
Language
English
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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 follow her to the edge of the trees. They couldn't belong to a jumbie. Or could they? When Corinne spots a beautiful stranger at the market the very next day,...
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The jumbies (Tracey Baptiste) volume 2
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English
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Suspicion falls on half-jumbie Corinne when local children from her Caribbean island home begin to disappear, and she is forced to go deep into the ocean to seek the help of a dangerous jumbie who rules the waves.
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Having survived being blinded and shipwrecked on a tiny Caribbean island with the old black man Timothy, twelve-year-old white Phillip is rescued and hopes to regain his sight with an operation. Alternate chapters follow the life of Timothy from his days as a young cabin boy.
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Series
The jumbies (Tracey Baptiste) volume 3
Language
English
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After two out-of-season hurricanes nearly destroy her island home, Corinne discovers that the god Huracan is angry and she, aided by friends and enemies alike, races to calm him.
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English
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Since her mother's death, 12 year old Kela feels as broken as the shards of glass known as "mermaid's tears" that sparkle on the beaches of her Caribbean island home of St. Rita. When Kela and her friend Lissy find an ancient-looking comb, Kela knows that she should leave it alone, but she brings it home with her. In the deep ocean, the mermaid Ophidia can feel that her comb has been taken and must grant a wish in exchange for the comb. Kela wants...
6) The cay
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Series
Cay volume 1
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English
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When the freighter on which they are traveling is torpedoed by a German submarine during World War II, a twelve-year-old white boy, blinded by a blow on the head, and an old black man are stranded on a small desert island in the Caribbean where the boy acquires a new kind of vision, courage, and love from his old companion.
9) The danger
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Dive trilogy volume 3
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English
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Four kids discover treasure at the bottom of the sea and try to remove it from the sunken ship it's in.
10) La isla
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Language
Español
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A young girl and her grandmother take an imaginary journey to the Caribbean island where her mother grew up and where some of her family still lives.
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English
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"AlphaFete is a classic experience of Caribbean Carnivals from A to Z. What a festive way to celebrate love all over the world! This book is an invitation to the collective Caribbean culture of history, dance, music, folklore, food, and traditions practiced by west Indian people. After reading this awesome book, download the AlphaFete song and sing along with the lyrics inside, but be careful! This music may cause extreme happiness and inability to...
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English
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Six intrepid brothers and sisters crew out on the high seas where they brave every imaginable danger.
"The third book in Arthur Ransome's wonderful series for children, Peter Duck takes intrepid explorers John, Susan, Titty, and Roger Walker and fearsome Amazon pirates Nancy and Peggy Blackett onto the high seas. Under the command of the infamous Captain Flint (Nancy and Peggy's Uncle Jim), the children brave a real-life pirate and his cutthroat...
15) My little island
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
1987, c1984
Language
English
Description
A young boy goes with his best friend to visit the little Caribbean island where he was born.
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Zombie chasers volume 6
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English
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"The zombie chasers head to the high seas in search of a cure for the rezombified nation"--
17) Facing the sun
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English
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Told from multiple viewpoints, follows teenaged friends Nia, KeeKee, Faith, and Eve as they experience unexpected life changes the summer a hotel developer purchases their Caribbean community's beloved beach.
Change is coming to Pinder Street after a hotel developer purchases their community's beloved beach. When Eve's dad is diagnosed with cancer, she wants nothing more than to trade her worries for some red lipstick and a carefree night. Faith...
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Malaika stories volume 1
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English
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Participating in a first Carnival since her mother left to find a better job, Malaika fears she will not be able to dance in the parade without a costume and comes up with an idea to use scrap fabric to create a patchwork rainbow peacock outfit.
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