Chasing Forgiveness

Marc Notes: Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown, 1991.; A fourteen-year-old living with his grandparents learns his father is to be released from prison after killing his mother and feels apprehensive about renewing the relationship. Based on true events. Brief Description: A fourteen-year-old living with his grandparents learns his father is to be released from prison after killing his mother and feels apprehensive about renewing the relationship. Based on true events. Publisher Marketing: A teen attempts to forgive the unforgiveable in this "stunning novel" ("VOYA") based on a tragic true story from the author of the "New York Times" bestselling Unwind dystology. Preston Scott was only twelve years old when his father killed his mother. He never saw it coming. Despite his parents' constant fighting, Preston always thought they were perfect together. He never dreamed his father would be capable of murder. Then again, who could ever predict something like this? Fast forward: Preston is now fourteen. His father has just been released from jail and is moving near his grandparents' house, where Preston and his younger brother Tyler have been living. His grandparents forgave his dad long ago for killing their daughter, and although Preston tries to feel the same kind of forgiveness, it's not easy: he'll never see his mother again, and yet, he still loves his father. How is that possible? Will Preston ever be able to reconcile his dueling feelings for his father, and move past this tragedy? "Chasing Forgiveness "was originally published in 1991 as "What Daddy Did." Review Citations: Booklist 05/15/1993 pg. 1697 (EAN 9780064470940, Mass Market Paperbound) Publishers Weekly 03/15/1993 (EAN 9780064470940, Mass Market Paperbound) ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/1992 pg. 1365 (EAN 9780316789066, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1991 (EAN 9780316789066, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 05/17/1991 (EAN 9780316789066, Hardcover) School Library Journal 06/01/1991 (EAN 9780316789066, Hardcover) Booklist 05/15/1993 pg. 1697 (EAN 9780606029780, Prebound-Other) Contributor Bio:  Shusterman, Neal Neal Shusterman is the "New York Times" bestselling author of more than thirty award-winning books for children, teens, and adults, including The Unwind Dystology, The Skinjacker trilogy, "Downsiders", and "The Schwa Was Here", which won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for fiction. He also writes screenplays for motion pictures and television shows. The father of four children, Neal lives in California. Visit him at Storyman.com and Facebook.com/NealShusterman.