Bayou Magic

A magical coming-of-age story from Coretta Scott King honor author Jewell Parker Rhodes, rich with Southern folklore, friendship, family, fireflies and mermaids- plus an environmental twist.

It's city-girl Maddy's first summer in the bayou, and she just falls in love with her new surroundings- the glimmering fireflies, the glorious landscape, and something else, deep within the water, that only she can see. Could it be a mermaid?

As her grandmother shares wisdom about sayings and signs, Maddy realizes she may be the only sibling to carry on her family's magical legacy. And when a disastrous oil leak threatens the bayou, she knows she may also be the only one who can help. But does she have what it takes to be a hero?

A tale rich with folk magic, set in the wake of the Gulf oil spill, Bayou Magic celebrates hope and the magic within- and captures the wonder of life in the Deep South.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 05/01/2015
ISBN: 9780316224840
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.40w x 1.00d
Award: Cybils - Finalist

Review Citations: School Library Journal 02/01/2015 pg. 92
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2015
Booklist 03/15/2015 pg. 73
Publishers Weekly 03/16/2015
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2015
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2015 pg. 98 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 174062 / Bayou Magic
Reading Level: 3.1 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 4