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. Godless national book award for young peoples literature awards hautman, pete. The next statewide book club pick is minneapolis writer pete. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Was, which was nominated for an edgar award by the mystery writers of america, as well as several adult novels. Pete hautman is a prolific and celebrated author who has won, among other prestigious awards, the national book award for young peoples literature for his novel godless in 2004. Godless book by pete hautman official publisher page simon. New york, simon and schuster childrens publishing division, 2004, 198 pages 3. The next statewide book club pick is minneapolis writer. Jason and his fellow chutengodians worship the water tower, dubbed tenlegged one. Godless by pete hautman why mess around with catholicism when you can have your own customized religion. I believe religions have the power to do good, to help people live tog. In godless, hautman tackles religion as a group of intelligent teenagers create a cult based on worship of the ten legged god, known by non believers as a water tower.
The final book of pete hautman s highly praised klaatu diskos trilogy, the klaatu terminus weaves together these fragmented timestreams in a heartstopping chase to the edge of time as tucker, lia, and kosh must search for one another and finally puzzle out the secrets of the diskos. Another reason is more straightforward its well written and fun, particularly for its target audience. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. 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.
One of them, godless, won the 2004 national book award for young peoples literature. Peter murray hautman born september 29, 1952 is an american author best known for his novels for young adults. Slider unabridged 2017 the obsidian blade unabridged. 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. 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. Allin book by pete hautman official publisher page. The answer is not often and that is perhaps one reason pete hautman s godless won the the 2004 national book award for young peoples literature. A selfdescribed agnosticgoingonatheist, he does know that he doesnt buy into his parents catholicism. Sixteenyearold jason bock doesnt believe in god, at least not the christian god his parents raised him to believe in. Pete hautman is a national awardwinning american author of young adult, mystery, realistic fiction, thriller, juvenile, childrens books, and middlegrade novels. It cost a lot for the city to sanitize the water tower. Sep 28, 2016 pete hautman wrote godless, a young adult novel in which the main character invents his own religion after becoming frustrated with his fathers catholicism. Godless national book award for young peoples literature.
Soon after, these two guys climb the tower together and share some pretty per. January 2005 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. An interview with pete hautman the childrens writers guild. Sep 22, 2011 godless by pete hautman, jason bock, national book award winner, religion, shin, young adult literature i would like to make a note to my subscribers that i am in the midst of my last semester as a grad student and am taking a young adult literature course. 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 has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. 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.
One thing you learn when you write teen books all those uncomfortable. Godless book by pete hautman 3 available editions half. The characters were all so vivid and unique but still meshed together naturally. Nov 28, 2006 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 when sixteenyearold jason bock and his friends create their own religion to worship the towns water tower, what started out as. Jason soon realizes that inventing a religion is a lot easier than controlling it, but control it he must, before his creation destroys both his friends and himself. Cover as released in the us, godless the shiny american book award winner emblem on it.
When the local bully lays him out with a punch, jason gets a literal new perspective on the towns water towerthe. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. This is heady stuff for a short, young adult novel, but hautman uses humor and snappy dialogue to leaven his weighty plot. While jason does not really believe the tenlegged one is god, his friend, shin, does. All the chutengodians present get rounded up and sent to the hospital or the pokey. His first novel, drawing dead, an adult mystery, was published by simon and schuster in 1993. Then a simple gag makes faith the centerpiece of his summer. One thing you learn when you write teen booksall those uncomfortable. You can definitely read this in one sitting and the pacing is incredibly quick. About the cydonian pyramid, sequel to the obsidian blade, he says, i could never resist a tough, spunky, conflicted heroine. Pete hautman has a way of addressing weighty philosophical issues in oblique, readable ways. 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.
Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included. He has written a dozen works of fiction for adults, twice that for tweens and teens, and more than one hundred nonfiction science and nature books for children under. Pete hautman when sixteenyearold jason bock and his friends create their own religion to worship the towns water tower, what started out as a joke begins to take on a power of its own. Cart hello select your address best sellers todays.
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. Aaron paul leads an all star cast in the black book audio drama. Soon after, these two guys climb the tower together and share some pretty personal stuff. Godless was a book written in first person about jason bock, who is struggling to cope the fact that he does not share his fathers strong religious views which are being f. Aaron paul leads an allstar cast in the black book audio drama. 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. Cart hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases electronics books gift ideas customer service home computers. Godless is about the power of ideasjason conceives the chutengodian religion, he sets it in motion, but he is unprepared for the consequences. Download pete hautman ebook pdf epub or read online free. In this new book, he decides to take on a huge issuewhat and how we believe god to be. Pete hautman is the author of many books for young adults and adults, including the national book awardwinning godless, the klaatu diskos trilogy, and eden west.
Following lahlia through the diskos was an incredible journey. As things progress, founder and head kahuna, jason, must try to hold his religion together while it decomposes. Godless tells the story of jason bock, a fifteenyearold boy, who questions his fathers catholic religion. Why mess around with catholicism when you can have your own customized religion.
Godless was a book written in first person about jason bock, who is struggling to cope the fact that he does not share his fathers strong religious views which are being forced on him. Invisible book by pete hautman official publisher page. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Primarily writing for young adults, pete hautmans books run the gamut from realistic fiction to vampire stories. 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. 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. Jason is the narrator and he is usually sarcastic and sometimes humorously awkward with people. This is a minnesota public radio interview with pete hautman about teen readers, stealing cars and his novel titled how to steal a car, and other stuff. He is best known for writing the novel godless, which has helped him to win many prestigious awards. Was, which was nominated for an edgar award by the mystery writers of america, as well as. Pete hautman books list of books by pete hautman barnes.
Was, has written a compelling novel about the power of religion on those who believe, and on those who dont. This is a fun, bouncy tale of teen alienation and a novel way to create a sense of belonging, all with a great hautman spin. Godless is serious and funny at the same time, at the same moment. Why mess around with catholicism when you can have your own customized. Was, has written a compelling novel about the power of. Godless book by pete hautman official publisher page. Was was nominated for an edgar award by the mystery writers of america. 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.
Fed up with his parents boring old religion, agnosticgoingon atheist jason bock invents a new god the towns water tower. The book was removed from summer reading lists at oxford high school in mississippi after complaints about the books perceived antireligious themes. Godless, hautman s 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. Jason and his fellow chutengodians worship the water tower, dubbed ten. Primarily writing for young adults, pete hautman s books run the gamut from realistic fiction to vampire stories. Had i read this as a teen id have absolutely identified with the boredom, the quest for engagement and the desire to be a part of an in group. If you strip away the whole religion thing, godless is about a big fat nerdy kid named. Jason bock doesnt know what he believes anymore, spiritually speaking. I believe religions have the power to do good, to help people live together, and. All the needtoknow deets on jason bock from godless by pete hautman. Pete hautman divides his time between wisconsin and minnesota. He also wrote sweetblood, invisible, and rash, among many others.
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