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Just South of Home
Just South of Home | Karen Strong
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Cousins Sarah and Janie unearth a tragic event in their small Southern towns history in this witty middle grade debut novel thats perfect for fans of Stella by Starlight, The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing, and As Brave as You. Twelve-year-old Sarah is finally in charge. At last, she can spend her summer months reading her favorite science books and bossing around her younger brother, Ellis, instead of being worked to the bone by their overly strict grandmother, Mrs. Greene. But when their cousin, Janie arrives for a visit, Sarahs plans are completely squashed. Janie has a knack for getting into trouble and asks Sarah to take her to Creek Church: a landmark of their small town that she heard was haunted. Its also off-limits. Janies sticky fingers lead Sarah, Ellis and his best friend, Jasper, to uncover a deep-seated part of the towns past. With a bit of luck, this foursome will heal the place they call home and the people within it they call family.
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swynn
Just South of Home | Karen Strong
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Middle-grades thriller set in rural Georgia, about some kids who wake the spirits haunting the remains of a church that was burned by the KKK. It maintains a good pace, has an appealing Scooby Gang, and a satisfying resolution. I would read another with this cast.

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suzisteffen
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What a wonderful, heartbreaking, intense middle-grade story about the pain of history and the weight that Black communities and families bear of the lynchings and other violence done to them in the past. The story of young science-nerd Sarah, her younger brother Ellis, and their cousin Janie from the big city, and the summer when they disturb the site where the KKK burnt down a Black church in a small town in Georgia, it‘s got real power. 4.5⭐️

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Michellekidwell
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Janine is good at getting into trouble and asks her cousin to take her to Creek Church, a landmark in their little town that she had been told was haunted. The church happens to be off limits. Janie‘s sticky fingers lead Sarah, Ellis and his best friend, Jasper, to uncover a deep-seated part of the town‘s past. With a bit of luck, this foursome will heal the place they call home and the people within it they call family.