Every Little Girl Wants a Tea Party (Spiritless Souls of the S...

This dark folktale tells the story of a Creole girl named Nsia from Louisiana who moved to Kansas with her mom. Her primary focus is being the Queen of Sheba for Halloween. To collect Halloween funds, Nsia volunteers to clean up trash around the neighborhood for a man whom she doesn’t know is a Tokoloshe. Nsia also befriends a Swedish witch named Maja, whose primary intention is to collect the blood of children descended from the first enslaved woman. Her blood was the purest and could preserve Maja’s existence as the last remaining witch. Once Maja attains Nsia’s trust, their 6 pm tea parties consisted of playing dress-up and learning about century-old African artifacts from Maja’s collection. After the sudden death of a good friend, Nsia discovers more about her powers as a half-human and Adze. However, Nsia did not expect to encounter dark souls, possessed children stuck in the spirit realm, and angry African ancestors seeking revenge for their children on Earth. Nsia learns that her family continues on a generational curse because of Enu, a great uncle, who enslaved his tribe. This mystical story will teach readers about forgiveness, slave history, and how anger keeps a spirit in a wicked state of mind.

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