Kate was raised in the Church of the Holy Divine - it's influenced everything in her life from her homeschooling to her ugly handmade clothes. But ever since the death of her nonreligious father, Kate has suspected there's more to life than memorizing Bible passages.
Taking advantage of their move to a new town, Kate - to her devout mother's horror - quits the Holy Divine. She replaces it with the cross-country team at her public school, her father's beloved book collection, and services at a more mainstream Christian church. But these new diversions don't bring all the answers she's looking for. And as Kate struggles to come to terms with her father's death and her mother's blind allegiance to the Holy Divine, she discovers there's a big difference between religion and spirituality - and the two don't always go hand in hand.
Read Beckie's latest Writer's Tip (May 9, 2008)
On April 3, Beckie spoke and facilitated a writer's workshop at the Shelter Rock Library in Albertson, NY. View photos.
The New York Public Library included Converting Kate on its annual list of recommended books for teens - Books for the Teen Age. Beckie was honored at a reception on March 22.
Converting Kate has been chosen for the Young Adult Library Services Association's Best Books of 2008
Beckie Weinheimer received her MFA in creative writing from Vermont College. She lives in Richmond Hill, NY, with her husband and has two daughters in their 20s, who are her most brutal critics and most loyal supporters. This is her first novel. When she isn't writing, she likes to take long walks and watch movies with her husband. |
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