finished copy gifted by the publisher

1950. Florida. 12-year-old Robbie Stephens, Jr is sentenced to 6 months at a reformatory for kicking the son of the largest landowner in defense of his older sister, Gloria. Thus begins Robbie's nightmare in the confines of a prison disguised as a school, and Gloria's quest for justice as a mob descends on her.

I loved this page-turner with a perfect balance between character development, fast-paced plots, and fantasy elements with clear rules that never read like info dumping. Inspired by her own family's stories, Due vividly paints the terror of being Black in the Jim Crow South. Fo while the ghosts are mischievous and the KKK evil, it's those sanctioned by law that wreak the most havoc.

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Omg this was so intense but so good ❤️‍