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.
- Beckie will be speaking on January 29, 2010, at the Virginia Beach Central Library, VA, 7 p.m. - CANCELLED due to inclement weather
- Beckie has revamped her blog.
Look for:
- monthly book giveaways with interviews from Young Adult authors
- weekly interviews with aspiring young writers and a piece of their writing &
- weekly writer tips from Beckie
- E-mail Beckie with questions and she'll answer you on her blog!
Awards for Converting Kate:
- Young Adult Library Services Association's Best Books of 2008
- KLIATT's Editors' Choice: best of the year's hardcover Young Adult fiction
- Children's book Council Notable Book for Young People 2008
- Books for the Teen Age - NYC Public Library
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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