“An incantational tale of Cajun magic, and gators on the bayou and of the love and silence between mother and daughter.”
RICHARD PECK, Newbery Medalist
“THE HEALING SPELL is an atmospheric, affecting story of hope and devotion, as elegant and mysterious as bayou country itself.”
CYNTHIA LEITICH SMITH, acclaimed author of TANTALIZE AND ETERNAL

Kimberley Griffiths Little is the recipient of the Southwest Book Award and the author of several novels which have been chosen for many state reading lists. She lives on a dirt road in a small town by the Rio Grande with her husband, a robotics engineer, and their three sons. Kimberley is a favorite speaker at schools around the country, presenting "The Creative Diary", a highly successful writing workshop and has also been a keynote speaker at the NMLA conference. She is a co-founder of SPELLBINDERS, a national newsletter for Educators and Librarians to create life-long readers.





hi i’m 14 and this book touched me i see that it is important that cherish every moment that you are with your family. i love the way you ended the book. you did not let any one see her awake but give clues to live that she knows she is now just naping and is out of the coma.