Makes me think of My Name Is Asher Lev (Have you read that, and if so what did you think of it?).
I first read it in high school, shortly after a friend of mine, Lisa, had to read it in English class. In fact, her teacher asked if she thought I'd be willing to come in one day and talk to them about my bar mitzvah. Lisa broke up laughing, and it took a minute or so before she could croak out, "But he's Baptist!
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Date: 2009-01-22 02:20 pm (UTC)I first read it in high school, shortly after a friend of mine, Lisa, had to read it in English class. In fact, her teacher asked if she thought I'd be willing to come in one day and talk to them about my bar mitzvah. Lisa broke up laughing, and it took a minute or so before she could croak out, "But he's Baptist!