Crank

Countdown to Yesterday: Earth's Prehistoric Past (Cover-To-Cover Informational Books: Natural World)

Orcas: High Seas Supermen (Cover-To-Cover Informational Books: Natural World)

All the Broken Pieces

Saint Anything

Incantation

Lock and Key

Love, Stargirl

Can an atheist be saved? The New York Times bestselling author of Crank and Tricks explores the highly charged landscapes of faith and forgiveness with brilliant sensitivity and emotional resonance.

"There is no God, no benevolent ruler of the earth, no omnipotent grand poobah of countless universes. Because if there was ... my little brother would still be fishing or playing basketball instead of fertilizing cemetery vegetation."

Matthew Turner doesn't have faith in anything.

Not in family—his is a shambles after his younger brother was bullied into suicide. Not in so-called friends who turn their backs when things get tough. Not in some all-powerful creator who lets too much bad stuff happen. And certainly not in some "It Gets Better" psychobabble.

No matter what his girlfriend Hayden says about faith and forgiveness, there's no way Matt's letting go of blame. He's decided to "live large and go out with a huge bang," and whatever happens happens. But when a horrific event plunges Matt into a dark, silent place, he hears a rumble … a rumble that wakes him up, calling everything he's ever disbelieved into question.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Crank

Anonymous, Beatrice Sparks, Ellen Hopkins, Carlo Corsi, 1971

Countdown to Yesterday: Earth's Prehistoric Past (Cover-To-Cover Informational Books: Natural World)

Ellen Hopkins, 2001

Orcas: High Seas Supermen (Cover-To-Cover Informational Books: Natural World)

Ellen Hopkins, 2000

All the Broken Pieces

Ann E. Burg, 2009

Saint Anything

Sarah Dessen, 2015

Incantation

Alice Hoffman, 2006

Lock and Key

Sarah Dessen, 2008

Love, Stargirl

Jerry Spinelli, 2007