Jenny Reen and the Jack Muh Lantern
By: written by Irene Smalls ; illustrated by Keinyo White.
Contributors: Lockard, Jon, ill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Atheneum ;Books for Young Readers
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Slavery -- Fiction.; African Americans -- Fiction.; Halloween -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: Sister Louisa, who cares for Jenny Reen while her parents work in the field, warns the young slave girl about a monster, known from long-told tales, who comes out on Halloween.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"This story is based on African-American folktales and oral histories"