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Content levels
ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild
Trigger warnings
Hero archetypes
Heroine archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Themes
Synopsis
Devastated by the death of her Shakespearean-actor father, Esti Legard moves to a tropical island for her senior year in high school, where she finds herself torn between a mysterious, masked mentor and a seductive island boy, as she tries to escape the overpowering shadow of her famous father.
Is The Jumbee appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
A YA contemporary fantasy about grief, identity, and romance set on a tropical island. Contains mild romantic tension, death of a parent, and themes of loss and cultural adaptation.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death of parent and grief.
Who'll love this
Teens will be drawn to the tropical setting, mysterious romance, and a girl finding herself after devastating loss.
Tags
Contemporary FantasyTropical SettingCaribbean MythologyRomance