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About the Book

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Like I mentioned in the post, JESUS FREAKS is a YA (young adult) novel that's essentially FREAKS AND GEEKS but set in a Christian youth group. It's about all the normal high school concerns—popularity, partying, love/sex, friendships—but with the added pressure that you think all your public school classmates are going to hell and it's entirely up to you to tell them about Jesus and get them "saved."

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The Story:

Childhood best friends Levi and April are known as their public school's Jesus Freaks, a banner Levi carries reluctantly while April flies her freak flag boldly. At the beginning of their 10th grade year in 1997, and with The Rapture potentially happening at any moment, April concocts a radical plan to convert unbelievers in their school: invite the popular kids to their youth group and get them "saved" first, then let peer pressure do its thing. In other words, they're gonna make Christianity cool. While Levi worries they might be risking social suicide, he's also been having doubts about how real God is in general, something he can't openly confess as a pastor's son. But he's also recently realized something else that overpowers any hesitance, another secret he can't find a way to express yet—he might be in love with April, and as such, he's willing to go along with any plan of hers, no matter how risky.

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Comp-wise, readers of John Green and Becky Albertalli will find a similar tone—funny and poignant contemporary YA. While the TV show FREAKS AND GEEKS is the easy comparison, it probably has more in common with the movie EIGHTH GRADE. Other things I've used as a reference include LADY BIRD and PEN15—all stories that lovingly poke fun while being generous with their subjects. This is probably my most personal book to date, so I have no intention for it to be mean-spirited or cynical.

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I've also referred to it as Jules et Jim et Jesus, if that means anything to you.​

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Download Links

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Note: The PDF and EPUB are messy versions. There are a lot of formatting errors that still need to be cleaned up. This is not intended to be a final version by any means.

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Here's a PDF of the book:

Download Jesus Freaks PDF

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Here's an EPUB of the book:

Download Jesus Freaks EPUB

 

Feedback Info

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When finished reading, you can email your thoughts to:

nathancnix7 (at) gmail (dot) com

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You can also just call or text me, or we can meet up in person and chat about it.

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Below are some of the questions I'm curious about. Answer as many or as few as you want. Or ignore them all and just tell me whatever you want to tell me. And don't worry about spelling/grammar stuff yet (unless it's particularly egregious or problematic)—all that stuff will be found later in the process.

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If you have a background in a church youth group, I'd like to know if the story resonates with you and what you hope a book (and book series) like this might dig into from that journey, whether good/bad/weird.

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• What did you like about the book?

• What did you not like?

• What did you wish had been different?

• Was there anything about the characters or story that was confusing or unclear?

• Was there any part of the story you didn't believe or find plausible?

• Did the story drag at any point? Or does anything feel redundant or unnecessary?

• Did I focus on the right characters?

• If you come from a Christian background, what did you hope this book will feature or address?