The Horn Book | Seeing Ourselves: The Mannequin of Charles Towne
From the May/June 2023 special issue of The Horn Book Magazine: Diverse Books: Past, Present, and Future.
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From the May/June 2023 special issue of The Horn Book Magazine: Diverse Books: Past, Present, and Future.
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Root Magic is an entrancing story of family love, legacy, and strength; of finding oneself; and preserving a connection to the past. Intended for ages eight through 12, the book can be thoroughly enjoyed by adults. Vividly set on one of South Carolina’s marshy Sea Islands, the story begins on September 2, 1963, with the funeral of twins Jezebel and Jay Taylor’s beloved grandmother. They have much more to deal with than their grief. Gran was a respected rootworker who practiced the spiritual, healing, and magical traditions of the Gullah-Geechee people. With her death, their maternal unc...