Mystikal Jacks Series
Middle Grade Folklore Series
Makayla inherits a wooden jacks game from her grandmother and she puts it on her shelf. There are too many modern games to be playing that ancient thing.
When faced with a blackout, one rainy Saturday Makayla decides to give it a try, Now she, her brother Malcolm and her least favorite person in the world, Amaya is trapped in a psychedelic nightmare of a game where folklore characters are real.
They have to find all ten jacks, play the game, and win ten different levels to return home. The children are up to the challenge at first, but soon realizes that with each level the game gets harder, stranger and even dangerous. There are glitches, the rules sometimes don’t apply and the characters of the game are hiding something. In addition, they are not the only players and the stakes may be higher than they first understood, because some players have never left the game.
Makayla’s box is something of an enigma as well, it calls to the game and maybe it doesn’t want to get them home but as the game owner she isn’t having any of it, one way or the other she’s getting herself and her team home.
The game is player sensitive and brings to life familiar characters and themes of the Caribbean.
There will be 10 books.
Book 1 – Makayla in the Land of Papa Bois
Book 1 – When Makayla’s granny dies her father gives her a Jack’s game he found in her safe. One stormy day, the box glows and as Makayla tosses the ball and grabs a jack, the unimaginable happens. Soon she’s responsible for getting Malcolm, Amaya and herself home, trampling through a psychedelic forest, avoiding Jumbees, talking to folklore characters while wrestling with a deep feeling that maybe the game was never supposed to be played and her granny left a secret bigger than all of them. Will Makayla find all the jacks and take them home or are they destined to become a part of the game?
Book 2 – Makayla in Mama D’leau’s Underwater Kingdom
Makayla’s granny Jack’s game transports her brother Malcolm, her foster sister Amaya and herself into a land of Folklore, to play their way back home. In level two, they must travel to Mama D’leau’s underwater kingdom to find another jack. Their guide is a bossy Octopus and a playful merboy but still waters eventually get murky as they face danger. Makayla will do anything to get her team home, even if it means facing an angry Massacooraman who’s after her game box and suspicious loners who are up to no good.
Join the team as they find the second jack and get one level closer to home.
Book 3 – Makayla and the Soucouyant’s Secret
Makayla, her brother Malcolm, and her foster sister Amaya are on level three of Mystikal Jacks during a Folklore adventure. They must navigate through a land on fire to locate another jack. Along the way, they encounter rock monsters, tar-babies, and a flaming Soucouyant, and gain more information about the game from a new acquaintance. Makayla is determined to keep her team together, even if it requires navigating a tar-pit or confronting loners.
Join the team as they find the third jack and get one level closer to home in the Mystikal Jacks series.
30 Caribbean Folklore Legends
Youth Edition – No Coloring Pages
This book explores 30 popular folklore myths and characters throughout the Caribbean, what they are known for, how to protect yourself against them and what they look like. Take a walk with me as we explore the folklore characters of the Caribbean.
Featured Folklore: Anancy, Buck / Baccoo, Chickcharney, Churile, Ciguapa, Douens, Drums, Fairymaid/Mermaid, Gang Gang Sara, Halfway Tree (Silk Cotton Tree), Heartman, Hummingbirds, Jinn. Jumbee/Duppy, Kanaima, La Diablesse, Lagahoo, Lusca, Malju, Mama D’leau, Massacooramaan, Midnight Robber, Moko Jumbie, MoonGazer/Phantom, Papa Bois, River Mumma and the Golden Table, Rolling Calf, Saapin, SouCouYant and the Three-Footed-Horse
Aajumbee Publishing House 