Love, Stargirl

Halfway to Harmony

Here in the Real World

The Great Big Book of Families

Love Like Sky

Marcelo in the Real World

The Vanderbeekers Make a Wish

One Day

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.

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Halfway to Harmony

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Here in the Real World

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The Great Big Book of Families

Mary Hoffman, Ros Asquith, 2010

Love Like Sky

Leslie C. Youngblood, 2018

Marcelo in the Real World

Francisco X. Stork, 2008

The Vanderbeekers Make a Wish

Karina Yan Glaser, 2021

One Day

Sandhya S Persaud, Maryam Ahmad, Alexandra Ramotar, 2009