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B U C: A Boy among the Saints
Wilford Bushman remembers the year he was 10, born under the covenant in a devout Mormon family in rural Anti-Lehi-Nephi, Utah. He is expected to behave as a latter-day saint, but is pretty sure he is headed for destruction when the Second Coming hits. His comic misadventures are always getting him into trouble, whether it’s with his mother, his overly-strict school bus driver, or the new mean 5th grade teacher, who isn’t even a member of the Church! He just can’t seem to handle being part of the Chosen People, and isn’t really sure he wants to be. Will he ever get it right? A book for the whole family to enjoy!
482 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 4, 2020
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Keith Norman
42 books4 followersKeith Norman has worked a variety of fields including bartending, office management, computer programing and radio announcing. He currently works as a staff reporter for a small daily paper in North Dakota while continuing to explore history and his own writing opportunities. This includes both nonfiction and fiction in a number of genres.
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August 17, 2020
This is a thoroughly charming and engaging story of a lovable 10 year-old reprobate.
Wilford is a delightful scamp, truly good-hearted, despite his love of mischief, and Norman gives us a scrupulous accounting of his misdeeds as a faithful sinner.
He's a rural Utah Mormon version of Tom Sawyer, whose anecdotes mix every-day life events with some real adventure and misadventures.
Wilford's naive misunderstandings of the grown up world are rich with the humor of double entendres and unconscious ironies. They yield insight into the world of adulthood as well as that of childhood.
Despite fact that we easily empathize with Wilford and see from his perspective the foibles and prejudices of the other characters, I love they are presented to us with amused acceptance, humor, tolerance, and perhaps even fondness. And I love that we see some of these characters learn and grow away from their mistakes.
Having been a member of the Church of Latter Day Saints for 20 years (although not in the 3 decades,) I recognized and chortled at many tropes, refrains, quirks and odd Mormon beliefs.
But I was gratified to find that when I read the book to my non-member husband, who has little first hand knowledge of the Saints, he laughed out loud with enjoyment as well. This book has broader, universal appeal as a story of childhood.
The rich details of small, every-day events and interactions which Norman is able to recollect and capture is what ultimately makes this book so compelling. I can't recommend it highly enough.
Wilford is a delightful scamp, truly good-hearted, despite his love of mischief, and Norman gives us a scrupulous accounting of his misdeeds as a faithful sinner.
He's a rural Utah Mormon version of Tom Sawyer, whose anecdotes mix every-day life events with some real adventure and misadventures.
Wilford's naive misunderstandings of the grown up world are rich with the humor of double entendres and unconscious ironies. They yield insight into the world of adulthood as well as that of childhood.
Despite fact that we easily empathize with Wilford and see from his perspective the foibles and prejudices of the other characters, I love they are presented to us with amused acceptance, humor, tolerance, and perhaps even fondness. And I love that we see some of these characters learn and grow away from their mistakes.
Having been a member of the Church of Latter Day Saints for 20 years (although not in the 3 decades,) I recognized and chortled at many tropes, refrains, quirks and odd Mormon beliefs.
But I was gratified to find that when I read the book to my non-member husband, who has little first hand knowledge of the Saints, he laughed out loud with enjoyment as well. This book has broader, universal appeal as a story of childhood.
The rich details of small, every-day events and interactions which Norman is able to recollect and capture is what ultimately makes this book so compelling. I can't recommend it highly enough.
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