If you ask Delphinia Baker, she'd tell you she has all the family she needs. Sure, her mom passed away when she was young, her dad is often away on deployment, but she has always had Gramma -- and for Del, that's enough. All this changes, though, when Gramma falls ill and Del is sent to stay with her great-grandmother. Del has never heard of Nana Rose, and she has no interest in staying on an unbearably hot island off the South Carolina coast. And when Nana Rose starts talking about the school she runs dedicated to their family's traditions -- something called "conjure magic" -- Del knows she's in for a weird, awkward summer. She has a hundred questions, but one more than any other: Why didn't Gramma ever tell her about this?
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