CONVICTION by Kelly Loy Gilbert
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CONVICTION
Release Date: May 19th, 2015
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
SYNOPSIS:
Ten years ago, God gave Braden a sign, a
promise that his family wouldn’t fall apart the way he feared.
But Braden got it wrong: his older brother, Trey, has been estranged from the family for almost as long, and his father, the only parent Braden has ever known, has been accused of murder. The arrest of Braden’s father, a well-known Christian radio host, has sparked national media attention. His fate lies in his son’s hands; Braden is the key witness in the upcoming trial.
Braden has always measured himself through baseball. He is the star pitcher in his small town of Ornette, and his ninety-four-mile-per-hour pitch al- ready has minor league scouts buzzing in his junior year. Now the rules of the sport that has always been Braden’s saving grace are blurred in ways he never realized, and the prospect of playing against Alex Reyes, the nephew of the police officer his father is accused of killing, is haunting his every pitch.
Braden faces an impossible choice, one that will define him for the rest of his life, in this brutally honest debut novel about family, faith, and the ultimate test of conviction.
But Braden got it wrong: his older brother, Trey, has been estranged from the family for almost as long, and his father, the only parent Braden has ever known, has been accused of murder. The arrest of Braden’s father, a well-known Christian radio host, has sparked national media attention. His fate lies in his son’s hands; Braden is the key witness in the upcoming trial.
Braden has always measured himself through baseball. He is the star pitcher in his small town of Ornette, and his ninety-four-mile-per-hour pitch al- ready has minor league scouts buzzing in his junior year. Now the rules of the sport that has always been Braden’s saving grace are blurred in ways he never realized, and the prospect of playing against Alex Reyes, the nephew of the police officer his father is accused of killing, is haunting his every pitch.
Braden faces an impossible choice, one that will define him for the rest of his life, in this brutally honest debut novel about family, faith, and the ultimate test of conviction.
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PRAISE
FOR CONVICTION
“While the mystery of what
really happened on the foggy stretch of highway is the driving force behind the
narrative, it is Braden’s unfolding story that will captivate readers ... Both
hopeful and devastatingly real.” -Kirkus, starred review
“A poignant look at the messiness of love, faith and humanity.” - School
Library Journal, starred review
“Braden is a deeply sympathetic character ... a moving debut.” -
Booklist, starred review
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
Kelly Loy Gilbert is
a fiction writer who believes deeply in the power of stories to illuminate a
shared humanity and give voice to complex, broken people. She is passionate
about social justice, the San Francisco Giants, and organizing things by color.
Kelly studied writing at the University of California—San Diego and at San
Francisco State, and enjoys serving on the NaNoWriMo Associate Board and
leading creative writing workshops for teens. She lives in the San Francisco
Bay Area with her family in a home teeming with books.
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Not being a particularly religious believer, I still love the morals that it instills in people, especially book characters. Decisions just seem to be weighed up and there's just a maturity and spirituality that you can't find in regular fiction. I really enjoy seeing different communities and religions, so might check this one out and mark it for a rainy day. Thanks so much for sharing Alyssa <3
ReplyDeleteI really like the premise myself. When characters face these huge decisions, I am always so antsy to see how it turns out.
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