Rumble

Can an atheist be saved? The andlt;Iandgt;New York Times andlt;/Iandgt;bestselling author of andlt;Iandgt;Crank andlt;/Iandgt;and andlt;Iandgt;Tricksandlt;/Iandgt; explores the highly charged landscapes of faith and forgiveness with brilliant sensitivity and emotional resonance.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;and#8220;There is no God, no benevolent ruler of the earth, no omnipotent grand poobah of countless universes. Because if there was...my little brother would still be fishing or playing basketball instead of fertilizing cemetery vegetation.and#8221;andlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Matthew Turner doesnand#8217;t have faith in anything.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Not in familyand#8212;his is a shambles after his younger brother was bullied into suicide. Not in so-called friends who turn their backs when things get tough. Not in some all-powerful creator who lets too much bad stuff happen. And certainly not in some and#8220;It Gets Betterand#8221; psychobabble.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;No matter what his girlfriend Hayden says about faith and forgiveness, thereand#8217;s no way Mattand#8217;s letting go of blame. Heand#8217;s decided to and#8220;live large and go out with a huge bang,and#8221; and whatever happens happens. But when a horrific event plunges Matt into a dark, silent place, he hears a rumbleand#8230;a rumble that wakes him up, calling everything heand#8217;s ever disbelieved into question.

Does it get better? The New York Times bestselling author of Crank and Tricks explores the highly charged landscapes of bullying and forgiveness with brilliant sensitivity and emotional resonance.
Matthew Turner knows it doesn't get better.
His younger brother Luke was bullied mercilessly after one of Matt's friends outed Luke to the whole school, and when Luke called Matt--on the brink of suicide--Matt was too wrapped up in his new girlfriend to answer the phone. Now Luke is gone, and Matt's family is falling apart.
No matter what his girlfriend Hayden says about forgiveness, there's no way Matt's letting those he blames off the hook--including himself. As Matt spirals further into bitterness, he risks losing Hayden, the love of his life. But when her father begins to pressure the school board into banning books because of their homosexual content, he begins to wonder if he and Hayden ever had anything in common.
With brilliant sensitivity and emotional resonance, bestselling author Ellen Hopkins's Rumble explores bullying and suicide in a story that explores the worth of forgiveness and reconciliation.

Does it get better? The andlt;Iandgt;New York Times andlt;/Iandgt;bestselling author of andlt;Iandgt;Crank andlt;/Iandgt;and andlt;Iandgt;Tricksandlt;/Iandgt; explores the highly charged landscapes of bullying and forgiveness with brilliant sensitivity and emotional resonance.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Matthew Turner knows it doesnand#8217;t get better.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;His younger brother Luke was bullied mercilessly after one of Mattand#8217;s friends outed Luke to the whole school, and when Luke called Mattand#8212;on the brink of suicideand#8212;Matt was too wrapped up in his new girlfriend to answer the phone. Now Luke is gone, and Mattand#8217;s family is falling apart.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;No matter what his girlfriend Hayden says about forgiveness, thereand#8217;s no way Mattand#8217;s letting those he blames off the hookand#8212;including himself. As Matt spirals further into bitterness, he risks losing Hayden, the love of his life. But when her father begins to pressure the school board into banning books because of their homosexual content, he begins to wonder if he and Hayden ever had anything in common.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;With brilliant sensitivity and emotional resonance, bestselling author Ellen Hopkinsand#8217;s andlt;Iandgt;Rumble andlt;/Iandgt;explores bullying and suicide in a story that explores the worth of forgiveness and reconciliation.

Ellen Hopkins is the #1 andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestselling author of eleven young adult novels, as well as the adult novels andlt;iandgt;Trianglesandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Collateral, andlt;/iandgt;and andlt;iandgt;Love Lies Beneathandlt;/iandgt;. She lives with her family in Carson City, Nevada, where she has founded Ventana Sierra, a nonprofit youth housing and resource initiative. Visit her at EllenHopkins.com and on Facebook, and follow her on Twitter at @EllenHopkinsLit. For more information on Ventana Sierra, go to VentanaSierra.org.