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Rapture Practice: A True Story about Growing Up Gay in an Evangelical Family
Contributor(s): Hartzler, Aaron (Author)
ISBN: 0316094641     ISBN-13: 9780316094641
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
OUR PRICE:   $10.79  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2014
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Family - Parents
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Lgbt
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Religious
Dewey: B
Lexile Measure: 850
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.80 lbs) 416 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Gay
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age
- Topical - Family
- Topical - Teen
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 157784
Reading Level: 5.2   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 14.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Sometimes salvation is found in the strangest places: a true story.
Aaron Hartzler grew up in a home where he was taught that at any moment the Rapture could happen. That Jesus might come down in the twinkling of an eye and scoop Aaron and his family up to heaven. As a kid, Aaron was thrilled by the idea that every moment of every day might be his last one on planet Earth.

But as Aaron turns sixteen, he finds himself more attached to his earthly life and curious about all the things his family forsakes for the Lord. He begins to realize he doesn't want the Rapture to happen just yet--not before he sees his first movie, stars in the school play, or has his first kiss. Eventually Aaron makes the plunge from conflicted do-gooder to full-fledged teen rebel.

Whether he's sneaking out, making out, or playing hymns with a hangover, Aaron learns a few lessons that can't be found in the Bible. He discovers that the best friends aren't always the ones your mom and dad approve of, and the tricky part about believing is that no one can do it for you.

In this funny and heartfelt coming-of-age memoir, debut author Aaron Hartzler recalls his teenage journey to find the person he is without losing the family that loves him. It's a story about losing your faith and finding your place and your own truth--which is always stranger than fiction.