An unlikely friendship ensues that shows these two brothers are resourceful and loyal to Corinne's plight when things go wrong. She rescues the frog that has more human characteristics than normal and replaces it with scorpions. This Caribbean folktale twist is a quick read where the action snowballs into an exciting climax.Ĭorinne catches two orphan boys torturing animals when she decides to give them a taste of their own mischief. Corinne is threatened by the loss of not only her father, but discovers she is of mixed heritage and that her village is being threatened by Jumbies in the forest, ancient magical beings that were on the island long before humans colonized the place. The family of two is comfortable and happy until the woman, Severine, comes into their life. It helps that their garden is closest to the forest and has the richest soil to grow vegetables. Corinne's mother died when she was four and Corinne sells the sweetest tasting oranges from their yard at the market while her father fishes during the day. She's faster than most kids her age and adores her father. When she spots two boys torturing a frog, she surprises them with scorpions that she has no problem holding in her bare hands. When she chases an agouti into the forest and sees yellow eyes peering at her, she rationalizes what she saw whereas, anyone else would have said it was a Jumbie. Eleven-year-old Corinne La Mer lives on an island in the Caribbean with her father and is not afraid of anything.
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