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Author:	Pete Hautman
Subcategory:	Literature & Fiction
Language:	English
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Second Edition edition (June 1, 2004)
Pages:	208 pages
Category:	For children
Rating:	4.4
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The National Book Award for Young People's Literature is one of five annual National Book Awards, which are given by the National Book Foundation (NBF) to recognize outstanding literary work by US citizens. They are awards "by writers to writers". The panelists are five "writers who are known to be doing great work in their genre or field". The category Young People's Literature was established in 1996. From 1969 to 1983, prior to the Foundation, there were some "Children's" categories.

ISBN 9781416908166 Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. Pete Hautman writes fiction for adults and teens. More about this author . Get This BOOK. Filed in the following archives.

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"I refuse to speak further of the Ten-legged One...but the more I think about it, the more I like it. Why mess around with Catholicism when you can have your own customized religion? All you need is a disciple or two...and a god." Fed up with his parents' boring old religion, agnostic-going-on-atheist Jason Bock invents a new god -- the town's water tower. He recruits an unlikely group of worshippers: his snail-farming best friend, Shin, cute-as-a-button (whatever that means) Magda Price, and the violent and unpredictable Henry Stagg. As their religion grows, it takes on a life of its own. While Jason struggles to keep the faith pure, Shin obsesses over writing their bible, and the explosive Henry schemes to make the new faith even more exciting -- and dangerous. When the Chutengodians hold their first ceremony high atop the dome of the water tower, things quickly go from merely dangerous to terrifying and deadly. 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. Pete Hautman, author of Sweetblood and Mr. Was, has written a compelling novel about the power of religion on those who believe, and on those who don't.

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Asyasya

The first Pete Hautman book I read was THE MORTAL NUTS. It was one in a series of offbeat mysteries, featuring Joe Crow, a former cocaine addict and reluctant P.I. It was set at the Minnesota State Fair. I loved it. After reading most of the others in the series, plus a few more literary efforts, I was dismayed to find Hautman had abandoned the humorous/mystery market for the young adult novel. I was even more surprised to find he'd won the National Book Award for one of them.

Anyway I thought I'd read GODLESS to see if the irreverent humor I loved so much translated to a new genre. I'm of two minds. I absolutely love the idea. Just about every intelligent kid questions his religion at one time or another, so there's certainly grist for the mill. It's just that these characters didn't come alive for me like Axel and his friends in Mortal Nuts (a poker term, meaning you've got an unbeatable hand). Some of them are way over the top.

In response to his father's steadfast belief in the Catholic church, Jason Bock creates his own, the Chutengodians, who worship the town water tower. Jason sees himself as an agnostic moving towards becoming an atheist, and he's trying to show that his new, made-up religion is no more outlandish than some of the others. But soon the idea gets out of hand and some of his followers take the whole thing seriously. In other words, Hautman has written sort of a young adult satire, which may have appealed to the National Book Award voters.

The plot isn't much. They climb the tower and swim around in it. They get caught. Jason spends time in jail. The two characters who take things to extremes are Henry Stagg and Peter "Shin" Schinner. Stagg, a little bully who loves science fiction, soon splits off from the main group and forms his own religion (sound familiar?). Shin, a cerebral fellow with an unhealthy attachment to gastropods (snails), becomes a Chutengodian zealot, going so far as to write his own Genesis (used as chapter headings).

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Alsantrius

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. Had I read this as a teen I'd have absolutely identified with the boredom, the quest for engagement and the desire to be a part of an in group. You can definitely read this in one sitting and the pacing is incredibly quick. Everyone gets their due and no one category of people (parents, kids. police) is made a specific scapegoat.

I'd strongly recommend this for any one who has "nothing to do" this summer. It is a memorable summer vacation read.

Геракл

In a brilliantly authored book for young adults, Schmidt introduces a basic American Concept. Freedom of religion! The right is protected, but for one young man it is not being honored.

As an atheist, the protagonist holds the view that all religion was "all made up." So, he decides to invent his own. It does not matter that the object of their religious fervor is a water tower. It is specifically chosen because it is so unGodlike.

Yet, the story develops as all religious stories develop; with a concept, and a following. Jason does build a small following for his religion, yet it gets him virtually nothing but trouble. Yet he insists on going forward, despite the pressure from those who are not interested in his creation of a new religion.

Perhaps one of the most interesting characters of all is Shin. Shin, a close friend of Jason, becomes enamoured with the religion to the point that he starts writing a gospel of the religion. He actually hears the water tower speak to him and has recorded it. He has many, many pages of the gospel of the new religion transcribed, as he says, the "Tower speaks to me, I hear it inside my head."

Yet through all the troubles and travails, there is a persistence that Jason displays and in his mind; and the minds of most of his followers, he has prevailed. Even if it has to be sub rosa, as those around do not accept even the discussion of the topic, it is still his rite. He is still entitled to do it, in America.

The book is highly recommended for all people over the age of 13. It is especially illustrative of a phenomenon repeated all over the world many times. The book cites Joseph Smith's Church of Latter Day Saints and L. Ron Hubbard's Church of Scientology, but does not dwell at all on their philosophies, just mentions them as new religions. And in how many places aside from America, are citizens free to do this? Not many at all.

Kulafyn

A well-written fascinating fictional story about teenagers and their questioning of religious beliefs... The adventure and danger that these kids encounter, their rebelliousness, their searching for something to believe in is thought-provoking and maybe a little unsettling for the reader, especially readers like me who may have recently read the best-seller nonfiction Zealot: the Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan.

Glei

The main character considers himself an agnostic going on atheist. It is unusual to run across a YA book with a non-believer as the main character. He invents his own religion that somehow escapes his control as others get inducted into it. If you are missing novels about atheists in your collection. This one is a good one to add.

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