With everything that’s going on in our world, religious intolerance is something that has been cause for concern for a long time now. This is Katie Henry’s debut novel and I must admit that she has crafted a remarkable storyline.
But underlying all that bravado you get the sense of boy flailing at his inability to stay rooted to a place, and therefore distraught by the constant disruption in his life. Michael’s wit and sarcasm will surely make you crack up at times. What started out as a hilarious book soon turns into a bit of a serious read and rightly so. But when Michael takes it all a step too far, he jeopardizes everything he has worked to build. Even within the austere boundaries of this school, there exists a group of students who choose to have differing beliefs and aren’t ready to get brainwashed by the system. His presumptions of everyone being uptight and religious are flung out the window, when he gets initiated into a secret club called Heretics Anonymous. Clare’s Catholic School, which isn’t exactly the best place to be for an atheist like him. But when Michael takes one mission too far-putting the other Heretics at risk-he must decide whether to fight for his own freedom or rely on faith, whatever that means, in God, his friends, or himself.Just when Michael thought that they were done with the whole packing up and leaving, his parents announce otherwise. Michael encourages the Heretics to go from secret society to rebels intent on exposing the school’s hypocrisies one stunt at a time. Clare’s outcasts, and he officially joins Heretics Anonymous, where he can be an atheist, Lucy can be an outspoken feminist, Avi can be Jewish and gay, Max can wear whatever he wants, and Eden can practice paganism. Only this girl, Lucy, isn’t just Catholic. When a girl challenges their teacher in class, Michael thinks he might have found one, and a fellow atheist at that. His dad has just made the family move again, and Michael needs a friend. When Michael walks through the doors of Catholic school, things can’t get much worse. Perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Robyn Schneider.
The Breakfast Club meets Saved! in debut author Katie Henry’s hilarious novel about a band of misfits who set out to challenge their school, one nun at a time. Put an atheist in a strict Catholic school? Expect comedy, chaos, and an Inquisition. Now in paperback.Ī New York Public Library Best Book of the Year! The Breakfast Club meets Saved! in this hilarious and heartfelt YA debut by author Katie Henry about a nonbeliever in Catholic school who turns a secret support group, Heretics Anonymous, into rebels intent on exposing the school’s hypocrisies one stunt at a time.
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