The Horn Book Guide

INTERMEDIATE FICTION

Baptiste, Tracey

The Jumbie God's Revenge

264 pp. | Algonquin | September, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-1-61620-891-2 $16.95

(2) 4-6 After defeating her vengeful jumbie aunt and out-dealing the treacherous water jumbie Mama D'Leau (Rise of the Jumbies), Corinne worries that an off-season hurricane has the hallmarks of Mama's cruel mischief. But this is the work of an angry god, and half-jumbie Corinne has no idea how to stop a god's wrath and save her Caribbean island. Baptiste successfully blends fantastical and realistic elements, punctuating the plot with true and terrifying details.

Reviewer: Anastasia M. Collins | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2019