He started out as a boy preacher with the name Little Texas. Now he’s almost 16; the name’s the same, his ability to harness the Holy Spirit is strong, but his faith is about to undergo a challenge that would fell grown men. When Little Texas can’t heal a pretty teen, she returns to him as a ghost. Soon the ghost story has become a romance, but this too is wrapped in something larger, a fight between good and evil…Nelson does some very good things here. The chapters are intense…and the characters…crisply defined. The writing is particularly well crafted…Little Texas is no humbug, and the holy power he wields spills off the page. There’s a smart twist at the end…ambitious…will get readers thinking. --Booklist

Little Texas and his entourage of three end up at the ruined plantation, a place rumored to be controlled by a huge evil force. How will Little Texas and Lucy face this challenge? The book is a wonder. --The Goddess of YA Literature

I don’t really know how to categorize this book: a little horror, a little humor, a little "realistic" fiction, but you know what? It doesn’t really matter because the book is great. --Jennifer, goodreads.com

The authentic Southern voice of the 16-year-old narrator, a boy-wonder preacher known as Little Texas, makes the supernatural events of this novel real.--Lincoln County Schools