Serpent on the Mountain

Two starred reviews!

From acclaimed author J. Kasper Kramer comes an “intricate, emotional” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) coming-of-age middle grade story that captures the wild beauty of 1970s Appalachia and the tender, fragile ties that bind us to family, faith, and magic.

Delilah knows a rattlesnake when she hears one.

After all, she was born and raised in Blackberry Holler, so when she hears that telltale rattle, she doesn't panic. She knows her pet racoon, Freddy, will come catch the...