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Sheila P. Moses writes across genres, working as a poet, playwright, novelist, and biographer. The ninth of ten children, she was born and raised in Rich Square, North Carolina, a setting she mined for her novel The Legend of Buddy Bush, in which twelve-year-old Pattie Mae shares Moses's childhood home.
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Shelia P. Moses is an American writer of books for adults and children. She is also a historian, director, producer, curator, and playwright. Born the ninth of ten children in Rich Square, North Carolina, the Shaw University graduate spent the last thirty years telling stories about the African American experience.
Sep 6, 2022 · Shelia P. Moses. 4.17. 276 ratings48 reviews. The powerful story of an eleven-year-old Black boy determined to stand up for his rights, who's pulled into the action of the 1963 civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama.
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National Book Award finalist for Young People's Literature, 2004, and Coretta Scott King Author Honor book, 2005, both for The Legend of Buddy Bush.
(With Dick Gregory) Callus on My Soul: A Memoir, Longstreet Press (Atlanta, GA), 2000. The Legend of Buddy Bush, Margaret K. McElderry Books (New York, NY), 2004. I, Dred Scott: A Fictional Slave Narrative Based on the Life and Legal Precedent of Dred Scott, foreword by John A. Madison, Jr., illustrated by Bonnie Christensen, Margaret K. McElderry ...
In her writing, Sheila P. Moses has explored poetry, drama, fiction, and biography. The ninth of ten children, she was born and raised in Rich Square, North Carolina, and she draws on this setting for her novels The Legend of Buddy Bush, The Return of Buddy Bush, and The Baptism. Taking place in 1945, The Legend of Buddy Bush introduces twelve-year...
Shelia P. Moses (mosesbooksandpublishing.com) is an African American writer whose subjects include comedian Dick Gregory and the Legend of Buddy Bush. In 2004, she was nominated for the National Book Award and named the Coretta Scott King Honoree for The Legend of Buddy Bush.
Shelia P. Moses. Finalist, 2004 National Book Awards. Poet, author, playwright, and producer Shelia P. Moses was raised the ninth of ten children on Rehobeth Road in Rich Square, North Carolina, where The Legend of Buddy Bush is set. She is the co-author of Dick Gregory’s memoir, Callus on My Soul. More about this author > Full Honors.
