Book Description

“Both tender and provocative. While the combined sincerity and extremism of the Hell House production is viscerally shocking, Walker (Lovestruck Summer) creates an astutely balanced portrait of a conservative congregation's in-your-face response to perennial issues of domestic abuse, teen pregnancy, and suicide, as well as of those who struggle to fit the prescribed Christian mold.”—Publishers Weekly

“This secular story about religious people could easily devolve into camp mockery, but because Walker takes her character’s crisis of faith seriously and sensitively, readers will, too.” —Kirkus Reviews

“The subject matter in this novel was thought-provoking, and a little shocking. I kept thinking about the story long after I was through reading it. Lacey Anne’s naïveté makes her an extremely vulnerable and likable character. This novel is good because it does push boundaries, for the characters and readers alike. Some teens will appreciate this book because it is different. It is those differences that make this novel worthy of reading.” — —VOYA

“Small Town Sinners is a delightful read that not only is a fun distraction but truly makes the reader question their own ways of thinking right along with Lacey and her friends. Lacey is a very believable and relatable character when it comes to the parts in the story were she questions her faith, and Walker makes this story unique by incorporating religion into the plot. She successfully keeps the readers engaged by putting topics of religion into the plot without telling readers what to think.”—VOYA, Teen Reviewer

“This emerges as one of very few books that allow Christian teens an opportunity to see their faith commitments portrayed without mockery or derision while remaining supportive of questions.”— Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

 “Small Town Sinners is distinctly nonjudgmental…Walker depicts small-town Southern life with respectful realism.”—School Library Journal