Ebook {Epub PDF} Coaltown Jesus by Ron Koertge

His novels and novels-in-verse for young readers include Coaltown Jesus (), Shakespeare Bats Cleanup (), The Brimstone Journals (), and Stoner Spaz ().Koertge’s honors include a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, a California Arts Council grant, and inclusion in numerous anthologies such as Best American Poetry, Poetry , and Ted Kooser’s “American Life in . And why would he send Jesus to Coaltown, Illinois, to pick up the pieces? In a spare and often humorous text, renowned poet Ron Koertge tackles some of life’s biggest questions — and humanizes the divine savior in a way that highlights the divinity in all of us/5(13). Koertge’s Jesus cracks lame jokes, takes to Wheaties and Almond Joys, and appears to have slightly limited powers. Visible only to Walker and select individuals, Jesus nonetheless exhibits rather classically cryptic omniscience and can’t quite answer Walker’s central .

Read reviews and buy Coaltown Jesus - by Ron Koertge (Hardcover) at Target. Choose from contactless Same Day Delivery, Drive Up and more. Ron Koertge (Ap) is an American poet and author of young adult fiction. Koertge is currently the Poet Laureate of South Pasadena, California. Koertge's honors include a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, a California Arts Council grant, and inclusion in numerous anthologies. His young-adult fiction has won many awards, including Friends of American Writers Young. Coaltown Jesus. Title: Coaltown Jesus. Authors: Koertge, Ron. Binding: Hardcover. Product Category: Books. Book is warped. List Price (MSRP): Publication.

Richie's Picks: COALTOWN JESUS by Ron Koertge, Candlewick, October , p., ISBN: "Never been a sinner, I've never sinned I've got a friend in Jesus So you know that when I die He's gonna set me up with the Spirit in the sky"-- Norman Greenbaum () "'So Are You Going to Fix My Mom?' 'I'm sure going to try,' said Jesus. Ron Koertge is the author of many award-winning novels, including Shakespeare Bats Cleanup; Strays; Deadville; Margaux with an X; The Brimstone Journals; and The Arizona Kid. A two-time winner of the PEN Literary Award for Children’s Literature, Ron Koertge lives in South Pasadena, California. Ron’s House. Negative Space. Books For Teens. Coaltown Jesus – Walker shouldn’t have been so surprised to find Jesus standing in the middle of his bedroom. After all, he’d prayed for whoever was up there to help him, and to help his mom, who hadn’t stopped crying since Noah died two months ago. But since when have prayers actually been answered? And since when has Jesus been so irreverent?.