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Hoodoo
Written by Ronald L. Smith
Narrated by Ron Butler
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About this audiobook
Set amid the swamps, red soil, and sweltering heat of small town Alabama in the 1930s, the story is infused with a big dose of creepiness leavened with gentle humor.
Author
Ronald L. Smith
Ronald L. Smith is the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award–winning author of several acclaimed novels for young readers, including Hoodoo, The Owls Have Come to Take Us Away, Gloom Town, Where the Black Flowers Bloom, and the Black Panther: The Young Prince series. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland. To learn more, visit strangeblackflowers.com.
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Reviews for Hoodoo
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Love this book my kids also love this book as well