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Koertge, Ron

Coaltown Jesus

122 pp. | Candlewick | October, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-6228-8 $16.99
(1) YA Fourteen-year-old Walker offers up a prayer ("my brother's been dead / two whole months, and [Mom's] still crying"), and Jesus answers it in person. Turns out He's a pretty ordinary Joe with an irreverent sense of humor. Koertge's verse novel--in third person with short lines, plain language, and abundant white space--is a good vehicle for meditations on life, loss, and faith.
Reviewer: Dean Schneider | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2013

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