num_pages: 40
description: In this mesmerizing African-American tale, a beautiful free-issue girl, Belle Dorcas, seeks out a conjure woman to concoct a spell that will prevent her husband from being sold and sent away by their master.  A "first-rate piece of storytelling"--(starred review) Booklist.   
language: English
title: The Ballad of Belle Dorcas
titlecomplete: The Ballad of Belle Dorcas
genres: Picture Books, Folk Tales, Fantasy
ratings_count: 26
publisher: Dragonfly Books