Cicely Beauvoir, a Haitian American teen living in Brooklyn, loves the annual West Indian Day Parade that takes place in her neighborhood. The colors, clothes, sights, and sounds all celebrating Caribbean culture fill her with pride and joy. This year, Cicely, along with her best friend, Ruby, and her crush (!), Kwame, gets to hang out at the parade with her awesome aunt, Mimose, a social media influencer known for dabbling in Haitian vodou. But when Mimose's dabbling becomes a little too real, and she seems to be possessed by a rogue spirit, it's up to Cicely and her friends to set things right... but can Cicely actually make things happen when she's not quite sure she believes?
This nuanced, joyful, and loving exploration of Haitian American culture, based on Debbie Rigaud's own experiences growing up, is pure magic.
