A Rebel and the Knife

God loves everyone, even if you make mistakes.

Richard (or Ringo) is the shortest person in the whole school. He’s innocent and unpopular, and avoids troublemaker John Sammuels, who has him do his homework…for a price. When Richard befriends Paul Mayboy, the rebel of the tenth grade, things change a lot for him. This means EVERYTHING changes for him.

Befriending Paul means learning his secrets. When John, Paul, and he cut school to go to a rock concert, Richard sees the true colors of his friend, including the dark ones. John gets arrested, and Paul gets expelled for cutting classes and getting DRUNK.

Everyone believes that there’s no way out for Paul. Paul has secrets, too many to name. But when Paul finds himself in a church, is there really a way to end the life that he never wanted?

Two “rebel” friends learn the lesson that God loves you, even if you’ve been bad.

Note from the author: I'd recommend this book for ages 12-17, mostly because of content, but the message, even though it seems like a childish concept, is really deep. Also reference to alcohol, smoking, suicide and other topics you might not want a child to be reading about.