Bumps in the Night, Amalie Howard
Bumps in the Night, Amalie Howard
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Bumps in the Night

Author: Amalie Howard

Narrator: Yasmin Mwanza

Unabridged: 9 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/20/2024


Synopsis

The creepy middle grade debut from USA Today bestselling author Amalie Howard in which a girl stays with her grandmother in Trinidad for the summer and discovers that she comes from a long line of powerful witches.

"Filled with wonder, chills, excitement, and adventure. Fantastic fun from start to finish!" —Sarah Beth Durst, award-winning author of SPARK

* "This beguiling read is one to savor." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

Darika “Rika” Lovelace is in trouble. The kind of trouble that sends her to her grandmother’s estate in Trinidad for the whole summer. But something about the island feels…different. As soon as she steps off the plane, strange things start happening!

Rika meets a group of kids called Minders, who seem to have elemental powers. Even worse, she can sense jumbies lurking in the shadows. Needless to say, she wants a ticket home. But when the Minders let slip that her long-lost mom is in danger, she knows she can’t leave.

Thrust into a magical adventure involving bloodcurdling monsters, a supernatural silk cotton tree, and an endless maze, Rika must defeat the fearsome jumbie king to save her family and new friends. But unless she learns to believe in herself, she’ll never beat him or escape his twisted maze.

About The Author

AMALIE HOWARD is a USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of historical romance, including The Beast of Beswick, The Rakehell of Roth, and Always Be My Duchess, and has penned several critically acclaimed young adult novels. She is an AAPI, Caribbean-born writer whose work has been featured in publications such as Entertainment Weekly and Oprah Daily. When she’s not writing, she can usually be found reading; being the president of her one-woman Harley Davidson motorcycle club, #WriteOrDie; or power-napping. She lives in Colorado with her family.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Madison on July 04, 2024

Bumps in the Road by Amalie Howard Middle grade paranormal horror. Thirteen-year-old Darika Lovelace is sent to stay with her Grandmother in Trinidad for the summer. Darika is angry at her father and step-mom for sending her away for the summer. She is also mad at her mom who left her and never came......more

Goodreads review by Hannah | Reading Under Covers on February 17, 2024

This is such a fun middle grade horror novel full of Trinidadian folklore, which was so great to read! Highly recommend having a bag of skittles on hand before you (or your child!) dives into this one! Such a fun spooky book that I wish I had when I was younger, but am lucky to have now 🖤 Thanks to the......more

Goodreads review by Glenna on May 09, 2024

Darika Lovelace is angry with everyone. Her parents split and her father remarried. Her mother has skipped out. And her grandmother somehow persuaded her father to send her to Trinidad for the summer, so she can't hang out with friends or use social media. On top of all of this, everyone around her......more

Goodreads review by Megyn on January 25, 2024

Bumps in the Night follows a young girl who is a bit misunderstood. Rika's parents are divorced and she has a new stepmom and two new brothers. She starts to act out because she feels ignored and alone. When her dad sends her off to Trinidad to live with her grandma for the summer, she feels even mo......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on September 17, 2024

When Rika Lovelace gets busted for graffiti in Colorado, she is sent to Trinidad to spend the summer with her Granny. Her mother left for New York two years ago, her father has remarried and has two new kids, Rika feels abandoned and unwanted. Granny embraces her, but puts her to work with her art t......more


Quotes

"An absolute page-turner! Kids will eat this up!" —Jennifer L. Holm, New York Times bestselling author of THE LION OF MARS
 
"Steeped in Trinidadian lore, Bumps in the Night is spooky and atmospheric. I loved it!" —Lindsay Currie, award-winning author of SCRITCH SCRATCH and WHAT LIVES IN THE WOODS
 
"Filled with wonder, chills, excitement, and adventure. Fantastic fun from start to finish!" —Sarah Beth Durst, award-winning author of SPARK
 
“A thrilling, hair-raising tale. [It] kept me spellbound!” —Wendy Parris, author of Junior Library Guild selection FIELD OF SCREAMS

★ "Combined with fantastical, climate-conscious scenarios and vivacious and illuminating Black Indo-Trinidadian diaspora folklore that springs from the pages, this beguiling read is one to savor." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Exciting, culturally rich fun and adventure." —Kirkus Reviews

"A fast-paced adventure." —The Horn Book

"An excellent read for those who crave adventure with a touch of spookiness." —Booklist