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Learn moreBestselling and award-winning author Sharon G. Flake delivers a mystery set in the 1950s that eerily blends history, race, culture, and family.
Octobia May is a girl filled with questions. Her heart condition makes her special--and, some folks would argue, gives this ten-year-old powers that make her a "wise soul." Thank goodness for Auntie, who convinces Octobia's parents to let her live in her boarding house that is filled with old folks. That's when trouble, and excitement, and wonder begin. Auntie is nontraditional. She's unmarried and has plans to purchase other boarding homes and hotels. At a time when children, and especially girls, are "seen, not heard," Auntie allows Octobia May the freedom and expression of an adult. When Octobia starts to question the folks in her world, an adventure and a mystery unfold that beg some troubling questions: Who is black and who is "passing" for white? What happens when a vibrant African American community must face its own racism?
And, perhaps most important: Do vampires really exist? In her most unusual and probing novel yet, Sharon G. Flake takes us on a heart-pumping journey.
Sharon G. Flake is the author of many acclaimed books for young readers, including THE SKIN I’M IN and PINNED, which was an NAACP Image Award nominee. Ms. Flake’s writing has been hailed in multiple starred reviews as “brilliantly realized,” “authentic,” and “complex.” Ms. Flake has received three Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award citations and has been named the voice of middle-grade youth and an author to watch by PUBLISHERS WEEKLY magazine. Ms. Flake lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Bahni Turpin has worked extensively in film, television, theater, and voice over in New York and Los Angeles. Currently an ensemble member of Cornerstone Theater Company in Los Angeles, Bahni has been the recipient of several Earphones awards for her narration of audiobooks.