![]() Explore the mysteries of New Orleans’ French Quarter during Mardi Gras, through the eyes of three seventh graders as they search to reconnect with their parents and avoid a nasty set of bad guys. He must learn on the fly, on a wild race around New Orleans, on a train to Little Haiti, Miami and back, to the cemetery in the swamp, as the three friends try to find his mother before the black magic users get to her, or them. ![]() It’s a magic amulet pursued by a voodoo witch named Odette, her brother Bocor, and her son, Natas. Jean receives a gift from his dead father, too. Her birth parents are dead, but they left her a legacy she soon discovers as she begins to shape-shift. The boys are befriended by Bella, an American Indian, who lives with her adoptive parents. His new-found friend Oscar, known as Walmart, is mocked by fellow students as an overweight under-achiever whose mother abandoned him in Wal-Mart. Left alone and homeless in Haiti, Jean Benoit is sent state-side by an orphanage to live with foster parents and attend Catholic school as a social outcast. Explore the mysteries of New Orleans’ French Quarter during Mardi Gras, through the eyes of three seventh graders as they search to reconnect with their parents and avoid a nasty set of bad guys. “It sounds like it worked.” She pointed to his amulet. How could that work?”īella looked relieved. The bathwater caught on fire like the diary said it would, so I think I should be safe from being attacked by animals. The water made the curls tighten so he worked at loosening them.īella looked like she’d been waiting impatiently for him to get done. “Wow that was scary.” After drying off, he squeezed back into the borrowed clothes and left the bathroom running his fingers through his wiry hair. When he dunked his head through the flames and under the water, the fire went out. The stone in the amulet glowed bright blue and warmed his skin. The fire was frightening, but it didn’t burn. Then Jean dunked the candle into the tub and a blue flame spread across the top of the water. “Hold me, shield me and defend me, so mote it be.” He lit the white candle, held it in his right hand and chanted the incantation. With the smell of the herbs surrounding him in clouds of steam, Jean proceeded to the next step. He inhaled deeply as they infused him with inner happiness. ![]() As he poured all the ingredients into the tub, the scent of the herbs swirled around him. He finally sighed and gingerly stepped in.Īfter a little hopping around, he sank into the water. Misgivings circled through his gut giving him a stomach ache. “You’re just a bundle of laughs.” He stiffened his spine, grabbed everything he needed, marched into the bathroom, ripped off his clothes and left the amulet dangling around his neck. He had no idea what he was doing and from recent experiences, magic was a crap shoot. Jean felt the possibility of things going wrong was huge. SECRETS NEVER KEEP, AND MAGIC CAN GET YOU KILLED! ’Voodoo Child’ is a coming of age novel that tells the tale of three misfit friends, Jean, Oscar aka “Walmart”, and Bella, that band together and discover that they have more in common than they would have ever believed! Hale and well met me hearties! The seasons are changing as THE WHIMSICAL HERALD sets a course into the uncharted waters of paranormal YA and Voodoo magic-the infamous city of New Orleans is our destination! We will be seated at the captain’s table with our guest of honor the original and inspiring Author Janet Post to discuss her latest release from Tell-Tale Publishing, ”VOODOO CHILD’, written with her award-winning author son, Gabe Thompson.
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