Bewitching can be a beast. . . . Once, I put a curse on a beastly and arrogant high school boy. That one turned out all right. Others didn’t. I go to a new school now—one where no one knows that I should have graduated long ago. I’m not still here because I’m stupid; I just don’t age. You see, I’m immortal. And I pretty much know everything after hundreds of years—except …
The one thing Gilly wants is a home of her own. If only she could find her mother, Courtney, and live with her. Instead, she finds herself in yet another ugly foster home, the responsibility of frumpy Maime Trotter, who is almost illiterate.
Roots begins with a birth in an African village in 1750, and ends two centuries later at a funeral in Arkansas. In that time span, an unforgettable cast of men, women, and children come to life, many of them based on the people from Alex Haley's own family tree.
from the back cover: What happens to Bessie's plane?
from the back cover: Anneena helps the family look after Uncle Max's pet.
from the back cover: Who is stealing the orchids?
from the back cover: The magic key takes the children to Australia.
from the back cover: The family have fun at the Highland Games
from the back cover: Floppy wants a go on the skateboard.