![]() As the rootwork lessons proceed, the twins become more aware of change all around them, from whispered voices in the marsh to the strange actions of Jezebel’s doll. She becomes the target of bullies but manages to make one friend, a girl new to the school. ![]() For the first time, the twins will not be in the same class since Jezebel will skip fifth grade. Now, Jezebel and Jay are about to learn these skills from their uncle to keep the legacy alive. The local White deputy harasses families who use rootwork even as they are needed for the healing denied by segregated hospitals. Gran was a talented Gullah rootworker whose abilities were sought by some and reviled by others. Their father’s unexplained disappearance a few years back is another loss that has yet to heal. ![]() Jezebel and her twin brother, Jay, know their family will never be the same following their Gran’s death. An African American tween learns about her family’s connection to conjure magic-and human evil-in 1960s South Carolina. ![]()
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