Pete hautman project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Godless has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. He also wrote sweetblood, invisible, and rash, among many others. Pete hautmans realio, trulio thoughts on water towers and asparagus. The national book foundation summary is, a teenage boy decides to invent a new religion with a new god. B recommended yes i had mixed feelings about this book. Readers will be inspired to look at their own beliefs about god and religion and think about why they hold those beliefs. About the book teenager jason bock thinks more about a confrontation with volatile henry stagg, his friendship with snail and slugloving oddball shinn, and his uncertain feelings for pretty magda price than he does about his faith. Fed up with his parents boring old religion, agnosticgoingonatheist jason bock invents a new god the towns water tower. Then a simple gag makes faith the centerpiece of his summer. The dead tree version is out of print, but you can still get the e book versions, or find them used. Read godless by pete hautman for free with a 30 day free trial.
Jason soon realizes that inventing a religion is a lot easier than controlling it, but control it he must, before his creation destroys both his friends and himself. Godless by pete hautman wilmington middle school students discuss godless by pete hautman at book club for young adults. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read godless. In this new book, he decides to take on a huge issuewhat and how we believe god to be. Other names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the authors imagination, and. Teenager jason bock thinks more about a confrontation with volatile henry stagg, his friendship with snail and slugloving oddball shinn, and his uncertain feelings for pretty magda price than he does about his faith. Godless book by pete hautman half price books marketplace.
Pete hautman is the author of godless, which won the national book award, and many other critically acclaimed books for teens and adults, including blank. About the cydonian pyramid, sequel to the obsidian blade, he says, i could never resist a tough, spunky, conflicted heroine. Godless book by pete hautman official publisher page simon. Fed up with his parents boring old religion, agnosticgoingonatheist jason bock invents a new god. Pete hautman is the author of national book awardwinning novel godless, sweetblood, hole in the sky, stone cold, the flinkwater factor, the forgetting machine, and mr. Godless by pete hautman is a thoughtful book that examines religious belief, the sway that peer pressure and suggestion holds over teens, and the risky behavior they may undertake because of that pressure. Pete hautman is the author of godless, which won the national book award, and many other critically acclaimed books for teens and adults. Was, which was nominated for an edgar award by the mystery writers of america, as well as. One of them, godless, won the 2004 national book award for young peoples literature. Godless book by pete hautman official publisher page. Click on this books subject categories to see related titles. The first pete hautman book i read was the mortal nuts. Paul public library and the metro state library will be hosting a banned author book signing on saturday october 1st from 35 pm. Godless, hautman s book about a young boy who decided to invent a new religion based on the towns water tower, won the national book award in 2004.
Pete hautman books list of books by author pete hautman. Noted local authors including pete hautman, phyllis root, and marion dane bauer will sign copies of their books that have at one time been challenged or banned. Pete hautman is the author of national book awardwinning novel godless, sweetblood, hole in the sky, stone cold, the flinkwater factor, the forgetting. My reaction to it was pretty similar to how i felt about invisible, the first book i read by pete hautman.
Was, which was nominated for an edgar award by the mystery writers of america, as well as several adult novels. Primarily writing for young adults, pete hautman s books run the gamut from realistic fiction to vampire stories. Censorship and book banning you must know youve arrived as a provocative author when. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Was, has written a compelling novel about the power of. Pete hautman is the author of godless, which won the national book award, and many other critically acclaimed books for teens and adults, including blank confession, allin, rash, no limit, and invisible. For national book awardwinning author pete hautman, the experience of writing his latest young adult novel, invisible, was an intense and unusually speedy one. Godless by pete hautman why mess around with catholicism when you can have your own customized religion.
Ive been told that the title makes it sound like a scary. Hello select your address best sellers help new releases coupons gift ideas gift cards home books help new releases coupons gift ideas gift cards home books. Pete hautman divides his time between wisconsin and minnesota. Mary logue and i wrote these funny and suspenseful mysteries about two young detectivesa yearold boy and a 16yearold girlwho solve crimes in bloodwater, minnesota. Anyway i thought id read godless to see if the irreverent humor i loved so much translated to a new genre. Was was nominated for an edgar award by the mystery writers of america. Contreras reads chapter 5 of the book, insignificant events in the life of a cactus. Peter murray hautman born september 29, 1952 is an american author best known for his novels for young adults. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases whole foods todays deals amazonbasics coupons gift cards customer service free shipping shopper toolkit registry sell. Godless isnt pete hautman s latest book, but it may be his best. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Its comingofage story, a comedy, a tragedy, a drama, an adventure. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers.
Was, which was nominated for an edgar by the mystery writers of america, as well as several other novels for children and adults. Why mess around with catholicism when you can have your own customized religion. As a joke, agnosticgoingonatheist jason bock invents his own religion. Pete hautman always takes on big issues in his books. He is the author of more than 30 books for middlegrade children, young adults and adults, including the 2004 national book award winner, godless. Godless tells the story of jason bock, a fifteenyearold boy, who questions his fathers catholic religion. Jason and his fellow chutengodians worship the water tower, dubbed ten. Pete hautman has 44 books on goodreads with 60777 ratings. Following lahlia through the diskos was an incredible journey. It was one in a series of offbeat mysteries, featuring joe crow, a former cocaine addict and reluctant p. The author says most of his books take several years to write, but when he got the idea for invisible, i.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Pete hautman is the author of many books for young adults and adults, including the national book awardwinning godless, the klaatu diskos trilogy, and eden west. Ginger crump and her fiancetobe billy are back in another nearfuture tomorrow. He is best known for writing the novel godless, which has helped him to win many prestigious awards. Pete hautman author interview slider chapter 5 mrs. Pete hautman is the author of national book award winner godless, sweetblood, hole in the sky, stone cold, the flinkwater chronicles, road tripped, otherwood, slider, and mr. Pete hautman is a national awardwinning american author of young adult, mystery, realistic fiction, thriller, juvenile, childrens books, and middlegrade novels.
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