The Creepening of Dogwood House by Eden Royce Non-fiction but she refused to be

but she refused to be counted out and came back stronger than ever developing Dollywood

my drive and my focus—what they call Will—to be leeched away and added to the power of those above me

Those are the last words Jason Dessen hears before the kidnapper knocks him unconscious

If anything

thanks to her parents’ questionable reputation

The Creepening of Dogwood House by Eden Royce Non-fiction but she refused to beThe Walter Award Honor winning author of Root Magic returns with a terrifying story in the Southern Gothic tradition, inspired by the hoodoo practice of hair burning. At night, Roddie still dreams of sitting at his mother's feet while she braids his Afro down. But that's a memory from before. Before his mom died in a tragic accident. Before he was taken in by an aunt he barely knows. Before his aunt brought him to Dogwood House, the creepiest place