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Thank @BrittanyReads for recommending this amazing book! I‘m a sucker for MG ghost books when I want something light to read, and this one was above and beyond. It was actually pretty creepy. The character of Hoodoo was a great narrator, very true to the tone and time, and multi-dimensional. Also helps that I loooove a good book about hoodoo and/or voodoo. Taught about the magic & culture as well. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

4.5/5⭐
This is a remarkable MG book! The character of Hoodoo Hatcher is done so well. His voice, and the way he comes into his own throughout this short novel is perfection! While Hoodoo is 12 and I believe this is classed as MG, this book got DARK! Some serious hoodoo practice, murder, hanging, racial topics, and demons. Maybe save this for older kids! But a beautifully written book overall. Very deserving of the Coretta Scott King award.

FEELING the Fall vibes this morning! 🍂
Got up and baked pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting to accompany my coffee & book this morning! 🌅
Just started the tagged book and it's so good! I love 12yo Hoodoo and his family and the atmosphere is perfection! 👌
I think I may have stumbled upon a new fave MG author! Loving his writing and his book The Mesmerist looks great!! I need to hunt down a copy, stat!

Southern folk magic, witty likable characters and a good story. It's a little dark so recommended for mature upper elementary.

This may be YA/children‘s book, but it has some very real things in it.
Sometimes a little hoodoo is all you need...#hoodoo

Out of town for the day, and of course we had to stop by a bookstore! Quail Ridge Books is huge and awesome if you are ever in Raleigh, NC

This is wonderful! I picked it up on a trip to Powell's Bookstore and I'm so glad I did!

AudibleChildren's Book Sale Update: Purged my cart. I went from 33 books to 28. @BookishMarginalia approved. ☺️ This will be today's book haul!

Book was alright. Hoodoo is born into a magic family but a demon is coming to collect from a sin of his father's.

We've got ourselves a baby bookworm! Cutest niece ever 😍

Hoodoo in Alabama. Yes pls. #diversebooks

I'm combining day 27 of #booktober with today's #AllHallowsRead for this one! I love the colors, the design is so eerie...and that bird kinda freaks me out.

This southern gothic MG novel follows a boy named Hoodoo Hatcher as he deals with his family's folk magic, ominous dreams, and the mysterious Stranger. It's lined up next for my halloweekend reads! #creepycovers #scarycover

A great suspenseful book for middle grade readers that brings the story and the setting to life.

Reading Hoodoo and then found this article: http://mobile.nytimes.com/slideshow/2016/03/24/t-magazine/gordon-parkss-segregat... that brought some of the scenes to life.