Category Archives: Moses, Shelia P.

Shelia P. Moses. Joseph’s Grace. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2011.

Compared to his life a few years ago when Joseph and his drug-addicted mother lived in a homeless shelter, things have gotten much better for the teenager. Now Joseph lives with his Aunt Shirley, Uncle Todd, and beloved cousin Jasmine … Continue reading

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Filed under 2010-2019, 2011, Children & Young Adults, Durham, Moses, Shelia P., Piedmont

Shelia P. Moses. Joseph. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2008.

This beautiful book is written in the voice of Joseph, a high school boy.  When the novel opens, Joseph is living in a homeless shelter with his mother who has multiple addictions.  It’s shocking to Joseph that he and his … Continue reading

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Filed under 2000-2009, 2008, Children & Young Adults, Durham, Moses, Shelia P., Piedmont

Shelia P. Moses. The Baptism. New York: Margaret K. McElderry, 2007.

Twin brothers Leon and Luke Curry’s God-fearing mother thinks that it’s time for her adolescent sons to commit their lives to the Lord. The boys mean to do that, but the challenges of new family relationships, a trickster older brother, … Continue reading

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Filed under 2000-2009, 2007, Children & Young Adults, Coastal Plain, Moses, Shelia P., Northampton