Jez and Jay have always been fascinated by the African American folk magic that has been the legacy of their family for generations-especially the curious potions and powders Doc and Gran would make for the people on their island. But the biggest change comes when Jez and Jay turn eleven- and their uncle, Doc, tells them he’s going to train them in rootwork. With school integration arriving in South Carolina, Jez and her twin brother, Jay, are about to begin the school year with a bunch of new kids. The local police deputy won’t stop harassing her family. Her beloved grandmother has just passed away. It’s 1963, and things are changing for Jezebel Turner. A Walter Dean Myers Honor Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature and A Mythopoeic Fantasy Award winner! Debut author Eden Royce arrives with a wondrous story of love, bravery, friendship, and family, filled to the brim with magic great and small.
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