He recruits some friends but gets in big trouble when the police and parents. Godless by pete hautman famous godless book quote why mess around with catholicism when you can have your own customed religion. The realistic novel godless by pete hautman is about a kid named jason who decides to make a religion just for fun. This is heady stuff for a short, young adult novel, but hautman uses humor and snappy dialogue to leaven his weighty plot. In a simply written, swiftmoving narrative that won the 2004 national book award for young peoples literature, pete hautmans godless explores the nature of religion, belief, power, obsession and corruption. 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. Was, which was nominated for an edgar award by the mystery writers of. Peter murray hautman born september 29, 1952 is an american author best known for his novels for young adults.
The real fascination of this character though, is that his religious confusion combines with his solid sullen attitude. He also wrote sweetblood, invisible, and rash, among many others. This acclaimed book by pete hautman is available at in several formats for your ereader. One day after visiting the water tower with his friend shin, an. Pete hautman is a national awardwinning american author of young adult, mystery, realistic fiction, thriller, juvenile, childrens books, and middlegrade novels. Godless ebook by pete hautman 9781439107430 rakuten kobo. Godless isnt pete hautmans latest book, but it may be his best. Read godless by pete hautman for free with a 30 day free trial. Okay, not so much for me, ive been questioning religion as long. I think it being ya means its easier to read for one, and for another, it draws you back to the time when you were 16, wanting a car, and questioning religion. Though in hautmans deft hands, godless doesnt come across as a critique on the institution of religion, but rather as an exploration of the power of faith to guide or manipulate peoples actions. Godless by pete hautman is an engrossing book that i suggest young adults read. Write an epilogue to godless, describing jasons first day back at school in the fall or another notable moment in his life. Pete hautman is the author of many books for young adults and adults, including the national book award winner godless and the big crunch, winner of the.
Godless book by pete hautman official publisher page. Pete hautman books list of books by author pete hautman. Book club of the air for young adults, a monthly discussion of books by middle school students. Then a simple gag makes faith the centerpiece of his summer. The first pete hautman book i read was the mortal nuts. Jason bock doesnt know what he believes anymore, spiritually speaking. That is, if you dont mind the potentially controversial topic. Censorship and book banning you must know youve arrived as a provocative author when. Pete hautman books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. He is best known for writing the novel godless, which has helped him to win many prestigious awards. A selfdescribed agnosticgoingonatheist, he does know that he doesnt buy into his parents catholicism. As jason overlooks catholicism, christianity, and the common traits of.
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. Godless by pete hautman overdrive rakuten overdrive. About the cydonian pyramid, sequel to the obsidian blade, he says, i could never resist a tough, spunky, conflicted heroine. He is also the author of the teen novels rash, invisible, sweetblood, hole in the sky, no limit, and mr. 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. Godless isbn 9781416908166 pdf epub pete hautman ebook. Pete hautman won the national book award for godless. Sixteenyearold jason bock doesnt believe in god, at. The answer is not often and that is perhaps one reason pete hautmans godless won the the 2004 national book award for young peoples literature. Was, which was nominated for an edgar award by the mystery writers of america.
About the book teenager jason bock thinks more about a confrontation with volatile henry stagg, his friendship with snail and. At the end of the story, jason, abandoned by his chutengodian followers, is performing community service and still wondering about god. Another reason is more straightforward its well written and fun, particularly for its target audience. It has a thoughtprovoking theme that revealed the brutal truth of religions in our world. Godless has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Pete hautman is the author of national book awardwinning novel godless, sweetblood, hole in the sky, stone cold, the flinkwater factor, the forgetting. The national book foundation summary is, a teenage boy decides to invent a new religion with a new god. He starts work on a comic book based upon the midnight mass, adding a scene where three commandments are etched into the walls of the tank. It was one in a series of offbeat mysteries, featuring joe crow, a former cocaine addict and reluctant p. The main character in godless is a 15yearold boy named jason bock, a smart and smartalecky only child who is driving his parents crazy. My reaction to it was pretty similar to how i felt about invisible, the first book i read by pete hautman. Currently, religion is a very controversial subject which is presented extremely well in this book.
Pete hautman is the author of national book awardwinning novel godless, sweetblood, hole in the sky, stone cold, the flinkwater factor. Why mess around with catholicism when you can have your own customized religion. Summary in a religious suburb lives jason bock, a teenager fully aware that catholicism is not his religious calling. Pete hautmans realio, trulio thoughts on water towers and asparagus. In addition, the theme is very captivating and really gets the reader to. Pete hautman is the author of national book award winning novel godless, sweetblood, hole in the sky, stone cold, the flinkwater factor, the forgetting machine, and mr. It doesnt weigh in on the existence or nature of a supreme being. Sep 03, 2014 book club of the air for young adults, a monthly discussion of books by middle school students. Heres pete hautmans blog post with his thoughts on censorship in response to some high school parents in mississippi asking for godless to be removed from a summer reading list. 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. In a simply written, swiftmoving narrative that won the 2004 national book award for young peoples literature, pete hautmans godless explores the nature of.
Readers will be inspired to look at their own beliefs about god and religion and think about why they hold those beliefs. Dec 30, 20 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. Jason bock, is roman catholic, but he could as easily be protestant, jewish, or muslim. Agnosticgoingonatheist jasons mother is a hypochondriac, his father is religious, and best friend shin is a snailcollecting freak. See all books authored by pete hautman, including slider, and rash, and more on. Jun 23, 2008 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 book by pete hautman half price books marketplace. 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 hautmans books run the gamut from realistic fiction to vampire stories. 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.
In this hard hitting narration and eye opening realization on the wrong and rights of religion, pete hautman creates a genuine religiously confused teenager looking for someone or actually something to look up to. They say youre never supposed to bring up religion or politics in polite conversation, and disagreement over these topics has been known to lead to both spontaneous mixedmartialarts take downs and rampant facebook unfriending. Was was nominated for an edgar award by the mystery writers of america. Godless tells the story of jason bock, a fifteenyearold boy, who questions his fathers catholic religion. Godless, hautmans 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. His pokerthemed crime novels, drawing dead and the mortal nuts, were. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. 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, invisible, and mr. Soon he has a following and things get complicated.
Jason bock is a bored 15 year old boy that decides to make up his own religion to fill some time. Godless has a great premise what if a bratty smalltown teenager got a small group of followers worshipping a water tower. Pete hautman always takes on big issues in his books. His religion is created around his towns water tower. Bored in his parentmandated catholic teen group, jason creates chutengodianism. Heres pete hautman s blog post with his thoughts on censorship in response to some high school parents in mississippi asking for godless to be removed from a summer reading list. Jun 01, 2004 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. Following lahlia through the diskos was an incredible journey. In a simply written, swiftmoving narrative that won the 2004 national book award for young peoples literature, pete hautman s godless explores the nature of religion, belief, power, obsession and corruption. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Godless winner, national book awards 2004 for young peoples literature. 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. Jason bock analysis jason bock is described to a be a antisocial, chubby, and nerdy teenager. In this new book, he decides to take on a huge issuewhat and how we believe god to be.
Jason is founder and head kahuna of his joke religion, shin is first keeper of the sacred text, and friends. One of them, godless, won the 2004 national book award for young peoples literature. Godless is serious and funny at the same time, at the same moment. It is not about which religion is the truest, or the best. Censorship and book banning you must know youve arrived as a provocative author when they threaten to ban your book. Read godless by pete hautman available from rakuten kobo.
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