Historical fiction with a hint of the supernatural

Read an excerpt from Stormwitch here.
It is 1969, and Ruba has just moved to Mississippi from Haiti to live with her Grandmother Jones. This world is very different from her old life, where she spent days beachcombing with Ba, her maternal grandmother, and learning the lore of magic and history that Ruba holds close. But magic isn't welcome in this grandmother's house. Ruba struggles to understand her new surroundings and the hate that comes at her from some of the white people in town. It isn't long before Ruba finds herself threatened by the KKK and drawn into the fight for civil rights. But a hurricane barreling toward the coast changes everything? In the end, it brings Ruba and her family a measure of justice and new acceptance.
Recognition

An American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults
Reviews
"Gritty details of the civil-rights movement and Dahomey (and world-wide) history of slavery form a powerful story that's archetypal, magical, and realistic all at once." --Kirkus Reviews
About the author
Susan Vaught is a clinical psychologist with a specialty in neuropsychology. She works daily with children and adolescents in her private practice, something that influences her writing. She and her family-two children, three dogs, five cats, eighteen chickens, and Guinevere the peahen-all live on a rugged farm in the Smoky Mountain foothills of Tennessee. This is her first book for young adults.