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206 pp.
| Clarion |
September, 2015 |
TradeISBN 978-0-544-44525-3$16.99
(2)
4-6
Folks in the insular 1930s African American community of Sardis, Alabama, believe in God and in folk magick, or hoodoo. Twelve-year-old Hoodoo Hatcher's father tried to cheat death by transporting part of his soul into Hoodoo. To free him, Hoodoo must destroy the evil Stranger. This creepy Southern Gothic ghost story is steeped in time and place; Hoodoo's folksy asides relieve tension.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2015