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Moses, Shelia P.

The Baptism

124 pp. | McElderry | January, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4169-0671-1 $15.99
(3) YA Twelve-year-old Leon chronicles the week leading up to his baptism--if he can stay out of trouble. The book's cast of memorable characters includes Leon's brothers Twin Luke and Joe Nasty, their stepfather Filthy Frank, and White Cousin, the son of their mother's white half-brother. Leon's voice swings between rascally and poignant, vividly conveying the essence of his rural North Carolina community.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

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