Looking for a Jumbie (Hardcover)I'm looking for a jumbie, I'm going to find a scary one. But Mama says jumbies exist only in stories. So Naya sets out on a nighttime adventure to find out for herself. No such thing, say the friends she makes along the way. But 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. Looking for a Jumbie is a gentle, bouncy, and creepily fun read aloud inspired by

but its power can be a force for good

Things aren't the same as when he left: she has her own passions and ambitions now

and how to make sustainable change in their communities through radical civic initiatives and movements

He's even got a scholarship spot at the prestigious Brooklyn Visions Academy

asserts that we do not know how to talk about our racial differences: Whites are afraid of using the wrong words and being perceived as "racist" while parents of color are afraid of exposing their children to painful racial realities too soon

Abolition for the People brings together thirty essays representing a diversity of voices--political prisoners

Told by a succession of exuberant young narrators

and hope -- all of these intractable and unavoidable features course through the media we consume

But she lived

Nothing and no one are quite what they seem to be-not even Deka herself

Zelie must outwit and outrun the crown prince

is on a mission to prove his star-power