From debut writer Eden Royce comes a wondrous historical ghost story set in South Carolina in the 1960san unforgettable tale of courage, friendship, and Black Girl Magic.
Its 1963, and things are changing for Jezebel Turner. Her beloved grandmother has just passed away. The local police deputy wont stop harassing her family. 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. But the biggest change comes when Jez and Jay turn elevenand their uncle, Doc, tells them hes going train them in rootwork.
Jez and Jay have always been fascinated by the African American folk magic that has been the legacy of her family for generationsespecially the curious potions and powders Doc and Gran would make for the people on their island. But Jez soon finds out that her familys true power goes far beyond small charms and elixirs...and not a moment too soon. Because when evil both natural and supernatural comes to show itself in town, its going to take every bit of the magic she has inside her to see her through.
Debut author Eden Royce arrives with a wondrous story of love, bravery, friendship, and family, filled to the brim with magic great and small.