A review by voya_k
The Baptism by Shelia P. Moses

4.0

A sweet, lyrical family book about a 12 year old who is trying to stop sinning in one week so he can get baptized. Unfortunately, that week there is a tornado and a county fair. Not to mention the constant irritants of no good stepfather Filthy Frank and the white people down the road who act like they are not related to his family. This book is a little melodramatic, but I enjoyed it for being the story of a strong family in rural NC before the Civil Rights movement. Now I want to read more of Moses' Buddy Bush books.