Preacher's Boy

Written by Katherine Paterson

A preacher's son rebels, risking family bonds and community trust.

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176 pages· 860L

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In 1899 Vermont, young Robbie, a preacher's son, rebels against his father's faith, convinced his brother is favored. As the century's end looms, Robbie's reckless quest for freedom strains family ties and community trust. When his actions harm others, Robbie must confront the chaos he's unleashed and discover if his father's love is truly lost. Will he find redemption before it's too late?

From the publisher

It’s 1899 in a small town in Vermont, and the turn of the century is coming fast. According to certain members of the church where Robbie’s father is the preacher, the end of the century might even mean the end of the world. But Robbie has more pressing worries. He’s sure his father loves his simple-minded brother, Elliot, better than him, and he can no longer endure the tiresome restrictions of Christianity. He decides to leave the fold and decides to live life to the fullest. His high-spirited and often hot-headed behavior does nothing to improve his father’s opinion of him, nor does it improve the congregation’s flagging opinion of his father. Not until the consequences of his actions hurt others does Robbie put a stop to the chain of events he has set off and begin to realize his father might love him after all.

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