Cornbread Voodoo

by William McCarter

Billy lives in the idyllic rural community of Mina Sauk County in southeast Missouri with his grandparents. Summer is here and his goal is to relax at the swimming hole, play baseball with his friends, and score some tongue at the skating rink. But, in this coming-of-age story, Billy discovers that whatever trouble he may get himself into, his grandmother quickly discovers through magic-her cornbread voodoo. Throughout the novel, Gram works her magic and Billy and Jake try to find ways to circumvent it. Eventually, they all face a challenge that even Gram's cornbread voodoo cannot seem to cure.

143 pages, Paperback

First published January 31, 2005

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of those books that I will return to any time I have a desire to take a trip back to my childhood. Wonderfully told story about growing up in the small southern areas of the South. If you weren't lucky enough to experience the area at that age, let this author take you on a journey. Great book.