The Way of the Wailing Women

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Author: Brentom Jackson

Specs: 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" • 200 pp. • Excerpts from other Books within this Series, Written in Verse, About the Author Section, Hi-Lo Content

HC ed.: 9781978598164 • $25.80 | $19.40

eBook: 9781978598188 • $25.80 | $19.40

Pbk. ed.: 9781978598171 • $16.35 | $14.20

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Araminta has devised the perfect plan: join the secret spiritual sect known as the Wailing Women at her father’s church, learn the mysteries of their hypnotizing sound, and use them to live out her dreams of punk-rock stardom. She hopes this will be her ticket to finally escaping the grip of her small town and the nightmare of her mother’s mysterious death. But as her scheme unfolds, secrets unravel, and tragedy strikes. Araminta is forced to face her grief and choose between using her voice to achieve superstar status or to save her soul.

“Recommended for purchase where mysterious, small-town fiction is popular.” — School Library Journal

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About the Author

Brentom Jackson is a psychotherapist, actor, and poet who writes about the universal lessons within Black American culture. Brentom lives in Texas with his wife and son.