Hoodoo

Written by Ronald L. Smith

A boy must master magic to stop a sinister stranger threatening his town.

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208 pages· 45,103 words· Est. 5 hour read· 600L

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Bookroo's summary

In 1930s Alabama, twelve-year-old Hoodoo Hatcher struggles with his family's magical legacy. When a sinister stranger arrives, bringing nightmares of the dead, Hoodoo learns he's the target. With the town's fate hanging in the balance, Hoodoo must unlock his hidden powers to confront the dark magic threatening them all. Can he rise to the challenge before it's too late?

From the publisher

Winner of the 2016 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award Twelve-year-old Hoodoo Hatcher was born into a family with a rich tradition of practicing folk magic: hoodoo, as most people call it. But even though his name is Hoodoo, he can’t seem to cast a simple spell. When a mysterious man called the Stranger comes to town, Hoodoo starts dreaming of the dead rising from their graves. Even worse, he soon learns the Stranger is looking for a boy. Not just any boy. A boy named Hoodoo. The entire town is at risk from the Stranger’s black magic, and only Hoodoo can defeat him. He’ll just need to learn how to conjure first. Set amid the swamps, red soil, and sweltering heat of small town Alabama in the 1930s, Hoodoo is infused with a big dose of creepiness leavened with gentle humor.