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In this sequel to the Christy Award–winning Welcome to Fred, Whittington improves on his earlier novel with a more cohesive, confidently written story set in the early 1970s, in which 16-year-old preacher's kid Mark Cloud finds a book in his church library that asks the now clichéd but then fresh question, "What would Jesus do?" From that point on, via Mark's first-person narration, Whittington entertainingly and poignantly takes readers on a tour of Mark's last two years of high school. During that time, Mark and several other residents of the titular East Texas town attempt, in their own difficult situations, to do what they believe Jesus would do. Parker Walker, for example, whose alcoholism and abusiveness led to unspeakable tragedy in the first Fred novel, endeavors to emulate Jesus in a desperate search for redemption. Vernon Crowley, an alcoholic and a bootlegger, does as he believes Jesus would do when he stands trial for a murder he did not commit. And Mark, the enormously appealing, literate, self-deprecating young hero, also makes his own repeated attempts to be Christlike, often in situations that are simultaneously humorous and deadly. Whittington does an impressive job of focusing the novel thematically while letting its plot meander delightfully, and in doing so paints a satisfying, authentic portrait of late adolescence. (Jan.)
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Mark Cloud is back in Fred, Texas but Fred is not the same. The town drunk has got religion. One of Mark's classmates has started spitting out scriptures like a gumball machine. But more drastic things are in store for this small East Texas town. And for Mark.
Once again a forgotten book buried on a dusty library shelf incites revolution. Mark begins to ask troublesome questions. Mark begins a pilgrimage that challenges the open-mindedness of his father and the forbearance of the deacons. As his answers lead him further down the path of least expectance, he ultimately finds himself facing the fear that haunts every PK: I could cost my dad his job. Mark must choose between remaining faithful to his understanding of the gospel or appeasing the prejudices of those with the power to make his family pay for his decisions.
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There are times in life when you wonder if you have screwed everything upwhen you think that if some bored biographer decided to chronicle your existence, it would turn out to be a dismal account of one mistake after another. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Deacon Fry, Pastor Matt, East Texas, Vernon Crowley, Sadie Hawkins, Jake Crowley, Supreme Court, Daisy Mae, Fortress of Solitude, Li'l Abner, Mark Cloud, Brother Bates, Brother Walker, Darnell Ray, Gina Crowley, Hound of Hell, Lucky Strike, Audie Murphy, Bubba Culpepper, Deputy Hurst, Old Granddad, Toddy Raymer New!
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There are times in life when you wonder if you have screwed everything upwhen you think that if some bored biographer decided to chronicle your existence, it would turn out to be a dismal account of one mistake after another. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
maroon guy, yer daddy, other deacons, head deacon, tire tool Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Deacon Fry, Pastor Matt, East Texas, Vernon Crowley, Sadie Hawkins, Jake Crowley, Supreme Court, Daisy Mae, Fortress of Solitude, Li'l Abner, Mark Cloud, Brother Bates, Brother Walker, Darnell Ray, Gina Crowley, Hound of Hell, Lucky Strike, Audie Murphy, Bubba Culpepper, Deputy Hurst, Old Granddad, Toddy Raymer New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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