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" For anyone who has ever attended a tent revival...this one will bring back the memories of it! "

" Ryland does a great job telling a compelling story in little over 100 pages. The subject of religion and revivals (and how our faith is sometimes affected by the people we meet) would certainly make for good discussion. I have to admit, though, that I was creeped out by the main character's obsession with the evangelical preacher. It was like he, at 13, was in love with Preacher Man. Somehow, fire and brimstone mixed with the hint of homosexuality hit a little too close to home here in the South for me! "

" Very simple short read but so powerful. Story of betrayal, faith, and maturing. Sometimes I think we are so caught up in the drama of something new and exciting, we get lost. This book deserves its Newberry! "

" I love the way Rylant writes, and this book didn't disappoint. She conveys so much in just over 100 pages. The narrator's friendship with Rufus is central to his ability to respond to betrayal. I'd be happy to claim either as my friend. "

" friendship, the lure of fundamentalist religion "

" This kid really needed to use The Gift. Read the Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker. "

" I was disappointed. I did not like the anti-religious theme. "

" A fast read cause it's short. Written from the perspective of a preteen boy. "

" I constantly shop at goodwill and used-book stores for books for my son, who is currently 6.5, so sometimes I go ahead and buy books that look good for later and then pre-read them. I like Cynthia Rylant, who is eye-poppingly prolific and this is a good story. A boy who is ripe for idolizing someone falls for an itinerant preacher who wanders into his small town. Ultimately, the preacher lets him down and he realizes that his family and friends mean more to him than some stranger no matter how charismatic that stranger is. I'm not sure this would be a high-priority read for my son, given how many books there are out there, but it was pretty good. "

" For anyone who has ever attended a tent revival...this one will bring back the memories of it! "

" Rylant is just amazing. She's got a lot to say about some intense themes, but she doesn't hit you over the head with it all. Nicely developed characters. "

" A strange tale of religious revival that I think might also be a tale about being gay, but it's ambiguous. I liked it better than "Godless." "

" A good book, just not at all what I expected. As much prose and beauty was put in the first half, was lsot in the second. "

" Although I read this in less than a day, I really did not enjoy this book at all... I was not impressed. "

" ayoung boy who believed everything that a preacher said to him. He was about to leave everything behind,family and friends just to go with a man that barely came into his life. He had everyhing but was about to leave it all. "

" Intriguing, follows one young man's journey of spirituality and how far he is willing to go and what he is willing to sacrifice, which almost develops into a cult like status. "

" A good book, just not at all what I expected. As much prose and beauty was put in the first half, was lsot in the second. "

" Rylant's writing is wonderful...sparse and moving, but the subject matter in this book was not for me. "

" Very simple short read but so powerful. Story of betrayal, faith, and maturing. Sometimes I think we are so caught up in the drama of something new and exciting, we get lost. This book deserves its Newberry! "

" Read it in one sitting. Quite an emotional read for me, and I will hold off handing this one to my 9 yo daughter for a couple of years. "

" I love the way Rylant writes, and this book didn't disappoint. She conveys so much in just over 100 pages. The narrator's friendship with Rufus is central to his ability to respond to betrayal. I'd be happy to claim either as my friend. "

" friendship, the lure of fundamentalist religion "

" Rylant is just amazing. She's got a lot to say about some intense themes, but she doesn't hit you over the head with it all. Nicely developed characters. "

" Read it in one sitting. Quite an emotional read for me, and I will hold off handing this one to my 9 yo daughter for a couple of years. "

" It was a great book. I wasn't completely satisfied (hints the four stars) but it was a rather good book! I will read it again, in the mean while, read other books by Cynthia Rylant, she's an amazing writer! "

" ayoung boy who believed everything that a preacher said to him. He was about to leave everything behind,family and friends just to go with a man that barely came into his life. He had everyhing but was about to leave it all. "

" A fast read cause it's short. Written from the perspective of a preteen boy. "

" Intriguing, follows one young man's journey of spirituality and how far he is willing to go and what he is willing to sacrifice, which almost develops into a cult like status. "

" It was a great book. I wasn't completely satisfied (hints the four stars) but it was a rather good book! I will read it again, in the mean while, read other books by Cynthia Rylant, she's an amazing writer! "

" This kid really needed to use The Gift. Read the Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker. "

" I was disappointed. I did not like the anti-religious theme. "

" Although I read this in less than a day, I really did not enjoy this book at all... I was not impressed. "

" Kind of Boring... In my opinion, this boy is obsessing about what God wants him to do. He is so blinded by this perspective that he can't see that he should do what he wants to do but listen to God other times too. "

" Kind of Boring... In my opinion, this boy is obsessing about what God wants him to do. He is so blinded by this perspective that he can't see that he should do what he wants to do but listen to God other times too. "

" Intriguing, follows one young man's journey of spirituality and how far he is willing to go and what he is willing to sacrifice, which almost develops into a cult like status. "

" Intriguing, follows one young man's journey of spirituality and how far he is willing to go and what he is willing to sacrifice, which almost develops into a cult like status. "

" A strange tale of religious revival that I think might also be a tale about being gay, but it's ambiguous. I liked it better than "Godless." "

" A strange tale of religious revival that I think might also be a tale about being gay, but it's ambiguous. I liked it better than "Godless." "

" Powerful look at the effect of a wandering charismatic preacher on an impressionable boy. "

" Powerful look at the effect of a wandering charismatic preacher on an impressionable boy. "

" It was a great book. I wasn't completely satisfied (hints the four stars) but it was a rather good book! I will read it again, in the mean while, read other books by Cynthia Rylant, she's an amazing writer! "

" It was a great book. I wasn't completely satisfied (hints the four stars) but it was a rather good book! I will read it again, in the mean while, read other books by Cynthia Rylant, she's an amazing writer! "

" ayoung boy who believed everything that a preacher said to him. He was about to leave everything behind,family and friends just to go with a man that barely came into his life. He had everyhing but was about to leave it all. "

" ayoung boy who believed everything that a preacher said to him. He was about to leave everything behind,family and friends just to go with a man that barely came into his life. He had everyhing but was about to leave it all. "