

Then a mysterious man called the Stranger comes to town, and Hoodoo starts dreaming of the dead rising from their graves. But even though his name is Hoodoo, he can't seem to cast a simple spell. Told by a narrator you won't soon forget, it is filled with myth and legend, danger and bravery.Hoodoois pure folk magic.'Keith Donohue,New York Timesbestselling author Twelve-year-old Hoodoo Hatcher was born into a family with a rich tradition of practicing folk magic: hoodoo, as most people call it. 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 leavenedwith gentle humor.

He'll just need to learn how to conjure first. The entire town is at risk from the Stranger's black magic, and only Hoodoo can defeat him. Even worse, he soon learns the Stranger is looking for a boy. But even though his name is Hoodoo, he cant seem to cast a simple spell. Twelve-year-old Hoodoo Hatcher was born into a family with a rich tradition of practicing folk magic: hoodoo, as most people call it.
