Tracey Baptiste
1) The jumbies
Author
Series
Jumbies volume 1
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Corinne must call on her courage and an ancient magic to stop an evil spirit and save her island home.
Author
Series
Jumbies volume 3
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books of Chapeel Hill
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
1160L
Language
English
Description
"Full-color portraits illustrate the stories of ten people-rulers, educators, inventors, scholars, and explorers-who helped shape the African continent and the world from ancient times through the tumultuous sixteenth century"--
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Mama says jumbies exist only in stories. So Naya sets out on a nighttime adventure to find out for herself ... Naya is sure that jumbies are real. Some have big mouths. Or thick fur. Or glowing skin. Or sharp teeth. Kind of like her new friends"--
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Introduces readers to two brave Black women who stood up against segregation, setting in motion the Montgomery Bus Boycott and showing the nation how positive change can start with a single defiant act" --
"A Black woman who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus sparked a bus boycott and became part of one of the most iconic moments in American history. Yet, few know that Rosa Parks had actively worked toward social justice her whole life....
Author
Series
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
"Bianca Cooper, a normal sixteen-year-old student, escapes into the world of Minecraft after getting into a terrible car accident. Soon, however, she realizes she is trapped inside the game, and the in-game characters who have been attacking her resemble figures from her real life."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Description
During the 1800s, many settlers moved westward across North America to seek their fortunes as farmers, ranchers, and miners. In the Wild West, there were few towns and few people paid much attention to laws. Readers will take a trip through this thrilling period of American history as they join Louise and Nat for a tale of cowboys in a frontier town. They will find out how people lived, worked, and traveled in the Wild West, and much more.
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Glub, glub... Aargh... Mermaid and pirate cannot understand each other. They speak different languages and come from different worlds. But they're quick to lend a hand, or a tail, when the sky grows stormy and waters get rough, and a friendship is born. Sometimes kindness and generosity speak louder than words.
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
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Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"From chudails and peris to jinn and goddesses, this lush collection of South Asian folklore, legends, and epics reimagines stories of old for a modern audience. This fantasy and science fiction teen anthology edited by Samira Ahmed and Sona Charaipotra contains a wide range of stories from fourteen bestselling, award-winning, and emerging writers from the South Asian diaspora that will surprise, delight, and move you. So read on, for after all,...