About Tracey Baptiste TRACEY BAPTISTE lived in Trinidad until she was fifteen. A former elementary school teacher, she is a New York Times bestselling author of Minecraft: The Crash, The Jumbies, Rise of the Jumbies and The Jumbie God's Revenge, among other books. Books by Tracey Baptiste Mermaid and Pirate by (author) Tracey Baptiste illustrated by Leisl Adams African Icons Ten People Who Shaped History by (author) Tracey Baptiste illustrated by Hillary D. Wilson