Charlie Newcomer

“Caoutchouc” sends the Ringgold spelling class tumbling through wrong letters—until Charlie Newcomer gets his chance. Can the boy who has been “foot” climb all the way to the head?

In the small hilltop town of Ringgold, school means hard lessons, lively games, and peach trees stretching toward the mountains; Sundays bring Charlie and his family to Welty’s church. After missing a day, Charlie is working to regain his place at the top, and before reciting, he whispers a prayer to help him remember. But his thoughts reach beyond the classroom: he wonders about baptism, the Garden of Eden, and what it means to serve God. What will Charlie’s growing faith ask of him?

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