The Juju Girl

2022 Award for Best Self-Published eBook by an African-American Author from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association

Gabbie isn't like other 15-year-olds. She sees things others can't see. She hears things others can't hear. She pierces the veil that separates the living from the dead.

When the Great Storm of 1893 rips her from her humble home on the banks of the Mississippi, it thrusts her into the dazzling world of New Orleans' Creoles of Color High Society. It's a world of debutantes, balls, and handsome young men in uniforms.

Superstition, mystery, magic, and conjure make of the very fabric of daily life. It counts both holy men of God and practitioners of the Dark Arts among its most honored denizens. It's here Gabbie learns her supernatural powers are part of something greater.

But, she wants nothing to do with it.

Will that change when a malevolent ghost threatens the lives of those she loves or will it take an ill-fated romance? What will she learn on her journey of self-discovery? Will she find the courage to finally become the person she was born to be?