HOODOO • SEPTEMBER 1 • CLARION BOOKS • HMH
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.
"The
authenticity of Hoodoo's voice and this distinctive mashup of genres
make Smith one to watch. Seekers of the scary and "something different"
need look no further."
—Kirkus
"The chilling supernatural Southern Gothic plot action is enhanced by atmospheric description of rural life in Depression-era Alabama...Readers will particularly enjoy Hoodoo's authentic and engaging narrative voice."
—School Library Journal
"Hoodoo's first-person narrative, which flows beautifully, has an appealing and natural cadence...Through his protagonist, Smith demonstrates an eye for detail and a knack for evocative imagery as well as for telling a riveting story with a dollop of southern gothic appeal."
—Booklist
"Filled with folk and religious symbols, this creepy Southern Gothic ghost story is steeped in time and place. Hoodoo's earnest first-person narrative reveals a believable innocent who can 'cause deeds great and powerful.'"
—Horn Book Magazine - See more at: http://www.hmhco.com/shop/books/Hoodoo/9780544445253#reviewsContent
—Kirkus
"The chilling supernatural Southern Gothic plot action is enhanced by atmospheric description of rural life in Depression-era Alabama...Readers will particularly enjoy Hoodoo's authentic and engaging narrative voice."
—School Library Journal
"Hoodoo's first-person narrative, which flows beautifully, has an appealing and natural cadence...Through his protagonist, Smith demonstrates an eye for detail and a knack for evocative imagery as well as for telling a riveting story with a dollop of southern gothic appeal."
—Booklist
"Filled with folk and religious symbols, this creepy Southern Gothic ghost story is steeped in time and place. Hoodoo's earnest first-person narrative reveals a believable innocent who can 'cause deeds great and powerful.'"
—Horn Book Magazine - See more at: http://www.hmhco.com/shop/books/Hoodoo/9780544445253#reviewsContent
EARLY PRAISE
"The authenticity of Hoodoo's voice and this distinctive mashup of genres make Smith one to watch. Seekers of the scary and "something different" need look no further."
—Kirkus - See more at: http://www.hmhco.com/shop/books/Hoodoo/9780544445253#reviewsContent
The
authenticity of Hoodoo's voice and this distinctive mashup of genres
make Smith one to watch. Seekers of the scary and "something different"
need look no further."
—Kirkus - See more at: http://www.hmhco.com/shop/books/Hoodoo/9780544445253#reviewsContent
—Kirkus - See more at: http://www.hmhco.com/shop/books/Hoodoo/9780544445253#reviewsContent
"The
authenticity of Hoodoo's voice and this distinctive mashup of genres
make Smith one to watch. Seekers of the scary and "something different"
need look no further."
—Kirkus
"The chilling supernatural Southern Gothic plot action is enhanced by atmospheric description of rural life in Depression-era Alabama...Readers will particularly enjoy Hoodoo's authentic and engaging narrative voice."
—School Library Journal
"Hoodoo's first-person narrative, which flows beautifully, has an appealing and natural cadence...Through his protagonist, Smith demonstrates an eye for detail and a knack for evocative imagery as well as for telling a riveting story with a dollop of southern gothic appeal."
—Booklist
"Filled with folk and religious symbols, this creepy Southern Gothic ghost story is steeped in time and place. Hoodoo's earnest first-person narrative reveals a believable innocent who can 'cause deeds great and powerful.'"
—Horn Book Magazine - See more at: http://www.hmhco.com/shop/books/Hoodoo/9780544445253#reviewsContent
—Kirkus
"The chilling supernatural Southern Gothic plot action is enhanced by atmospheric description of rural life in Depression-era Alabama...Readers will particularly enjoy Hoodoo's authentic and engaging narrative voice."
—School Library Journal
"Hoodoo's first-person narrative, which flows beautifully, has an appealing and natural cadence...Through his protagonist, Smith demonstrates an eye for detail and a knack for evocative imagery as well as for telling a riveting story with a dollop of southern gothic appeal."
—Booklist
"Filled with folk and religious symbols, this creepy Southern Gothic ghost story is steeped in time and place. Hoodoo's earnest first-person narrative reveals a believable innocent who can 'cause deeds great and powerful.'"
—Horn Book Magazine - See more at: http://www.hmhco.com/shop/books/Hoodoo/9780544445253#reviewsContent
"The
authenticity of Hoodoo's voice and this distinctive mashup of genres
make Smith one to watch. Seekers of the scary and "something different"
need look no further."
—Kirkus
"The chilling supernatural Southern Gothic plot action is enhanced by atmospheric description of rural life in Depression-era Alabama...Readers will particularly enjoy Hoodoo's authentic and engaging narrative voice."
—School Library Journal
"Hoodoo's first-person narrative, which flows beautifully, has an appealing and natural cadence...Through his protagonist, Smith demonstrates an eye for detail and a knack for evocative imagery as well as for telling a riveting story with a dollop of southern gothic appeal."
—Booklist
"Filled with folk and religious symbols, this creepy Southern Gothic ghost story is steeped in time and place. Hoodoo's earnest first-person narrative reveals a believable innocent who can 'cause deeds great and powerful.'"
—Horn Book Magazine - See more at: http://www.hmhco.com/shop/books/Hoodoo/9780544445253#reviewsContent
—Kirkus
"The chilling supernatural Southern Gothic plot action is enhanced by atmospheric description of rural life in Depression-era Alabama...Readers will particularly enjoy Hoodoo's authentic and engaging narrative voice."
—School Library Journal
"Hoodoo's first-person narrative, which flows beautifully, has an appealing and natural cadence...Through his protagonist, Smith demonstrates an eye for detail and a knack for evocative imagery as well as for telling a riveting story with a dollop of southern gothic appeal."
—Booklist
"Filled with folk and religious symbols, this creepy Southern Gothic ghost story is steeped in time and place. Hoodoo's earnest first-person narrative reveals a believable innocent who can 'cause deeds great and powerful.'"
—Horn Book Magazine - See more at: http://www.hmhco.com/shop/books/Hoodoo/9780544445253#reviewsContent
"The
authenticity of Hoodoo's voice and this distinctive mashup of genres make Smith
one to watch. Seekers of the scary and "something different" need
look no further."
—Kirkus
"The chilling supernatural Southern Gothic plot action is enhanced by atmospheric description of rural life in Depression-era Alabama...Readers will particularly enjoy Hoodoo's authentic and engaging narrative voice."
—School Library Journal
"Hoodoo's first-person narrative, which flows beautifully, has an appealing and natural cadence...Through his protagonist, Smith demonstrates an eye for detail and a knack for evocative imagery as well as for telling a riveting story with a dollop of southern gothic appeal."
—Booklist
"Filled with folk and religious symbols, this creepy Southern Gothic ghost story is steeped in time and place. Hoodoo's earnest first-person narrative reveals a believable innocent who can 'cause deeds great and powerful.'"
—Horn Book Magazine
—Kirkus
"The chilling supernatural Southern Gothic plot action is enhanced by atmospheric description of rural life in Depression-era Alabama...Readers will particularly enjoy Hoodoo's authentic and engaging narrative voice."
—School Library Journal
"Hoodoo's first-person narrative, which flows beautifully, has an appealing and natural cadence...Through his protagonist, Smith demonstrates an eye for detail and a knack for evocative imagery as well as for telling a riveting story with a dollop of southern gothic appeal."
—Booklist
"Filled with folk and religious symbols, this creepy Southern Gothic ghost story is steeped in time and place. Hoodoo's earnest first-person narrative reveals a believable innocent who can 'cause deeds great and powerful.'"
—Horn Book Magazine
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THE MESMERIST • 2017 • CLARION BOOKS • HMH
In 1860s England, Spiritualism—communicating with the dead— is all the
rage. Thirteen-year-old Jess and her mother make a decent living as sham
Spiritualists . . . until they discover that it's not a s
sham after all.
sham after all.
She really can talk to the dead.
Dickens meets Stephen King
meets Ransom Riggs in this chillingly suspenseful middle grade Victorian
Gothic horror novel from the award-winning author of Hoodoo.
Description from Amazon
The
authenticity of Hoodoo's voice and this distinctive mashup of genres
make Smith one to watch. Seekers of the scary and "something different"
need look no further."
—Kirkus - See more at: http://www.hmhco.com/shop/books/Hoodoo/9780544445253#reviewsContent
—Kirkus - See more at: http://www.hmhco.com/shop/books/Hoodoo/9780544445253#reviewsContent
