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. Add in a fun, magical adventure and you get everything I want in a book!"-Justina Ireland, New York Times bestselling author of Dread NationÄebut author Eden Royce arrives with a wondrous story of love, bravery, friendship, and family, filled to the brim with magic great and small. "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.
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