Root Magic

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Root Magic
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First edition
Author Eden Royce
LanguageEnglish
Genre Historical fiction/Children novel
Set in South Carolina
PublisherWalden Pond Books
Publication date
January 5, 2021
Publication place United States of America
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages352
ISBN 978-0-06-289957-6

Root Magic is a children's novel by Eden Royce. It is her novel-length debut set in South Carolina. The first edition was published by Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollins, in 2021. [1] [2] [3]

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