While 16 year old Braden Raynor’s father, a well known Christian radio host, had been arrested for a hit-and-run accident leaving a police officer dead. Uncovering a long but stressful journey for Braden to ride along. Not able to contact his dad, he deals with lawyers, people hating on him at school, his baseball career and also Trey his older brother that came back to care for him after leaving Braden and his father in the dust for a new life. In other words, the small town Ornette is held together with love, support and lots of chaos all at once, leaving his father's fate in his hands. Braden faces a insurmountable choice to testify on behalf of the defense, he must decide if the truth is worth putting his life on the line.
I believe that …show more content…
You can't betray someone who was never real. But the rest of me thinks that's easy way out. And anyway, I don't believe that. What I believe is that I've been wrong about so much, that fear and judgment don't tell you where you stand or what someone's worth the way I always thought they did, but that maybe, if I could sort through everything I always thought and throw out all the parts that were never true, I'd be left with just a few glimpses of God that still felt real.” (326) This passage definitely shows how Braden feels about his relationship with god, and just because there's an easier path to take doesn't you have to take it. He also says don't let your fear get in the way of your own worth, don't regret your actions because you'll only want to throw away the bad ones in the end anyway.
Concluding the overall novel, I think the author made her point straight and really did a nice job with the whole story; It's very unique and understanding. It's also mystery which I find most interesting in a book so I could really lose myself in the story. I recommend reading this book because I'm usually one not to find a book I'm interested in and this one was very
I believe that …show more content…
You can't betray someone who was never real. But the rest of me thinks that's easy way out. And anyway, I don't believe that. What I believe is that I've been wrong about so much, that fear and judgment don't tell you where you stand or what someone's worth the way I always thought they did, but that maybe, if I could sort through everything I always thought and throw out all the parts that were never true, I'd be left with just a few glimpses of God that still felt real.” (326) This passage definitely shows how Braden feels about his relationship with god, and just because there's an easier path to take doesn't you have to take it. He also says don't let your fear get in the way of your own worth, don't regret your actions because you'll only want to throw away the bad ones in the end anyway.
Concluding the overall novel, I think the author made her point straight and really did a nice job with the whole story; It's very unique and understanding. It's also mystery which I find most interesting in a book so I could really lose myself in the story. I recommend reading this book because I'm usually one not to find a book I'm interested in and this one was very