Root Magic
(Libby/OverDrive eBook, Kindle)
Author
Contributors
Royce, Eden Author
Published
HarperCollins , 2021.
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Description
“A poignant, necessary entry into the children’s literary canon, Root Magic brings to life the history and culture of Gullah people while highlighting the timeless plight of Black Americans. Add in a fun, magical adventure and you get everything I want in a book!” —Justina Ireland, New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation
Walter Dean Myers Honor Award for Outstanding Children's Literature! 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.
It’s 1963, and things are changing for Jezebel Turner. Her beloved grandmother has just passed away. The local police deputy won’t 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 eleven— and their uncle, Doc, tells them he’s going to train them in rootwork.
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 Jez soon finds out that her family’s 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, it’s going to take every bit of the magic she has inside her to see her through.
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Format
eBook, Kindle
Street Date
01/05/2021
Language
English
ISBN
9780062899606
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Royce, E. (2021). Root Magic . HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Royce, Eden. 2021. Root Magic. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Royce, Eden. Root Magic HarperCollins, 2021.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Royce, E. (2021). Root magic. HarperCollins.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Royce, Eden. Root Magic HarperCollins, 2021.
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