This Side of Salvation (Reprint)

Marc Notes: ; After his older brother is killed, David turns to anger and his parents to religion, but just as David's life is beginning to make sense again his parents press him and his sister to join them in cutting worldly ties to prepare for the Rush, when the faithful will be whisked off to heaven.. Publisher Marketing: David confronts his desires and his demons in this novel about what it means to be left behind--literally, figuratively, and spiritually--from the author of the Shade trilogy. Everyone mourns differently. When his older brother was killed, David got angry. As in, fist-meets-someone-else's-face furious. But his parents? They got religious. David's still figuring out his relationship with a higher power, but there's one thing he knows for sure: The closer he gets to Bailey, the better, brighter, happier, "more "he feels. Then his parents start cutting all their worldly ties in preparation for the Rush, the divine moment when the faithful will be whisked off to Heaven...and they want David to do the same. David's torn. He likes living in the moment, and isn't sure about giving up his best friend, varsity baseball, and Bailey--especially Bailey--in hope of salvation. But when he comes home late from prom, and late for the Rush, to find that his parents have vanished, David is in more trouble than he ever could have imagined... Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/17/2014 (EAN 9781442439481, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2014 (EAN 9781442439481, Hardcover) Booklist 03/01/2014 pg. 69 (EAN 9781442439481, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2014 (EAN 9781442439481, Hardcover) Romantic Times 04/01/2014 pg. 40 (EAN 9781442439481, Hardcover) School Library Journal 05/01/2014 pg. 140 (EAN 9781442439481, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2014 pg. 542 (EAN 9781442439481, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 130 (EAN 9781442439481, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2014 (EAN 9781442439504, Open Ebook) - *Starred Review Contributor Bio:  Smith-Ready, Jeri Jeri Smith-Ready is the award-winning author of the Shade trilogy, the WVMP Radio series, and the Aspect of Crow trilogy. She lives in Maryland with her husband and two cats. Like many of her characters, Jeri loves music, movies, and staying up very, very late. Visit her at JeriSmithReady.com or follow her on Twitter at @jsmithready.