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. This is heady stuff for a short, young adult novel, but hautman uses humor and. About the cydonian pyramid, sequel to the obsidian blade, he says, i could never resist a tough, spunky, conflicted heroine. Sep 03, 2014 book club of the air for young adults, a monthly discussion of books by middle school students. Allin pete hautman allin by pete hautman, is a book about overcoming struggles and learning that change is sometimes for the best. This is one of the most interesting book on human nature i have read. Chutengodianism sanctifies water, the source of all life, as manifested by the.
Jason is just a normal teenager whos questioning the existence of god and the importance of religion. Godless book by pete hautman half price books marketplace. Godless ebook by pete hautman 9781439107430 rakuten kobo. Thats a quote from a february 3 article in the oxford eagle, an oxford, mississippi newspaper. Godless contains a compelling storyline, an intriguing cast of characters, and a contemporary story regarding an ageless question, why be religious. Allin by pete hautman meet your next favorite book. Godless national book award for young peoples literature. 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. Was, which was nominated for an edgar by the mystery writers of america, as well as several other novels for children and adults. Godless is about the power of ideasjason conceives the chutengodian religion, he sets it in motion, but he is unprepared for the consequences. The author says most of his books take several years to write, but when he got the idea for invisible, i wrote the first draft in. 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. In this new book, he decides to take on a huge issuewhat and how we believe god to be. Godless book by pete hautman official publisher page.
A simple gag makes faith the centerpiece of jason bocks summer. The book godless is about a boy that is not satisfied with his catholic religion. I think everyone has a twinge of doubt at times, dont you. What boys really want by pete hautman goodreads what boys really want. He is best known for writing the novel godless, which has helped him to win many prestigious awards. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that. My reaction to it was pretty similar to how i felt about invisible, the first book i read by pete hautman. Because when youre eating a sausage you dont think so much about what youre eating.
Pete hautman books list of books by author pete hautman. This is a latchkey teenage momentour first conscious realization that the expression of our own beliefs can have a huge impact on the beliefs of othersespecially our friends. Godless tells the story of jason bock, a fifteenyearold boy, who questions his fathers catholic religion. Pete hautman writes in a variety of styles and genres including contemporary drama godless, mystery blank confession, science fiction rash, romance the big crunch, comedy the flinkwater factor, and timetravel fantasy mr. Godless is serious and funny at the same time, at the same moment. While bringing to the fore penetrating questions about faith, godless is also an insightful, often amusing narrative of what really goes on during a seemingly slowpaced teen summer. 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.
Read godless online by pete hautman books free 30day trial. Dec 19, 2015 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, all in, rash, no limit, invisible, and mr. Book award for young peoples literature awards hautman, pete on. Jason bock is a bored 15 year old boy that decides to make up his own religion to fill some time. Was, which was nominated for an edgar award by the mystery writers of america, as well as. Jason and his fellow chutengodians worship the water tower, dubbed ten. Pete hautman is a national awardwinning american author of young adult, mystery, realistic fiction, thriller, juvenile, childrens books, and middlegrade novels. Was was nominated for an edgar award by the mystery writers of america. Do these feelings affect the way he structures his new religion in the course of the novel. As a cynical response to organized religion, 16yearold. Pete hautman primarily writing for young adults, pete hautmans books run the gamut from realistic fiction to vampire stories.
Pete hautman has a way of addressing weighty philosophical issues in oblique, readable ways. 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. See all books authored by pete hautman, including slider, and rash, and more on. Agnosticgoingonatheist jasons mother is a hypochondriac, his father is religious, and best friend shin is a snailcollecting freak. Readers will be inspired to look at their own beliefs about god and religion and think about why they hold those beliefs. The first pete hautman book i read was the mortal nuts.
Godless has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Louis park, minnesota, attended both the minneapolis college of art and design and the university of minnesota, and worked as a sign painter, a graphic artist and a marketing executive before turning to writing. He also wrote sweetblood, invisible, and rash, among many others. It was one in a series of offbeat mysteries, featuring joe crow, a former cocaine addict and reluctant p. Primarily writing for young adults, pete hautmans books run the gamut from realistic fiction to vampire stories. A selfdescribed agnosticgoingonatheist, he does know that he doesnt buy into his parents catholicism. You will be sitting at the edge of your seat while denn battles through poker games against older and way more experienced players. Shin in particular seems to be caught up in the fervor of it all as he.
As released in the us, godless the shiny american book award winner emblem on it. 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. His first novel, drawing dead, an adult mystery, was published by simon and schuster in 1993. Godless brouhaha after numerous parent complaints, administrators at oxford high school are asking teachers to consider removing the book godless by pete hautman from their summer reading lists.
Pete hautman is the author of national book awardwinning godless, sweetblood, hole in the sky, stone cold, the flinkwater factor, the forgetting machine, and mr was, which was nominated for an edgar award by the mystery writers of america, as well as several adult novels. Sixteenyearold jason bock doesnt believe in god, at least not the christian. Nov 01, 2005 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. 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, all in, rash, no limit, invisible, and mr. Maybe it all started with mark twain, but things have gotten a lot more intense in recent years, and this may well be the source of my identity crisis. He recruits some friends but gets in big trouble when the police and parents. 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, all in, rash, no limit, and invisible. If you are a person who likes ups and downs and likes to be sitting on the edge of your seat while reading. 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. I read this book for my summer reading and did not exactly enjoy it. All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. In a simply written, swiftmoving narrative that won the 2004 national book award for young peoples literature, pete hautmans godless explores the nature of.
Peter murray hautman born september 29, 1952 is an american author best known for his novels for young adults. The author says most of his books take several years to write, but when he got the idea for invisible, i wrote the first draft in five weeks. Pete hautman is the author of national book awardwinning novel godless, sweetblood, hole in the sky, stone cold, the flinkwater factor, the forgetting. This is what i look like when somebody is taking a photo of me. Godless won the national book award in 2008 i believe. One of them, godless, won the 2004 national book award for young peoples literature. Bored in his parentmandated catholic teen group, jason creates chutengodianism. How does jason feel about the relationship between henry and magda. Following lahlia through the diskos was an incredible journey. B recommended yes i had mixed feelings about this book. Godless by pete hautman examines religious belief, peer pressure and its. Was, which was nominated for an edgar award by the mystery writers of america, as well as several adult novels. Jason bock doesnt know what he believes anymore, spiritually speaking. National book awardwinning author pete hautman lets us in on the secret.
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. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The national book foundation summary is, a teenage boy decides to invent a new religion with a new god. All in, a book by pete hautman, is a gripping and suspenseful novel. 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.
Click download or read online button to get godless book now. For national book awardwinning author pete hautman, the experience of writing his latest young adult novel, invisible, was an intense and unusually speedy one. The realistic novel godless by pete hautman is about a kid named jason who decides to make a religion just for fun. The novel neither exalts nor eschews established religion, but instead explores the nature of worship, the act of questioning ones beliefs, and the power of. Allin book by pete hautman official publisher page. Pete hautmans got a bunch of books, ya and otherwise. It does not matter that it is meant for young adults. Sixteenyearold jason bock doesnt believe in god, at least not the christian god his parents raised him to believe in. Was, which was nominated for an edgar award by the mystery writers of america. Why mess around with catholicism when you can have your own customized religion. Pete hautman, godless i once read a short story about some cannibals who didnt turn their victims into steaks and chops and roasts. Pete hautmans realio, trulio thoughts on water towers and asparagus.
Okay, not so much for me, ive been questioning religion as long. You could say that this is the story of a selfcentered, unsympathetic, somewhat anomic teen who gets dopeslapped into a state of begrudging awareness. Pete hautman always takes on big issues in his books. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. His religion is created around his towns water tower. Hautman gets to not capitalize the title of his book because his publisher says. As a cynical response to organized religion, 16yearold jason decides that the town water tower would be a worthy god, and he and his friends begin to worship it. 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. Jason shares his quirky observation with his friend shin, and soon finds himself the head of a new religious sect of chutengodians worshiping the metal edifice they now call the tenlegged one.
561 1430 848 781 1234 373 402 1227 868 116 1495 869 694 143 509 889 665 1005 925 470 1384 1391 1039 1449 609 398 254 1105