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Abigail is starting a new middle school, a Catholic school, because she's been expelled from her old one. She's sure that this place will be just the same as the last, and no one will listen to her here either. Even her parents don't seem able to really hear the truth about what happened at the previous school. But now she finds herself in a community of people who do listen, who want to be her friends, and who help her discover a talent for theater that she never knew she had. Converting to Catholicism began merely as a way to annoy her parents, but quickly it becomes more. Could she be developing real faith?
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley masterfully tells the tale of Abigail's spiritual journey and the faith that comes to those who need it.
When Abigail (Abby) is expelled from her public school for stabbing a boy in the arm, no adults bother to discover her motivation. It was in self defense after two years of sexual harassment from the boy. She receives no help from her career-minded parents, teachers, or principal of the private Catholic school where she is enrolled. She takes drama as an elective and begins to find a place to belong with two new friends, Jenna and Chris. Taking religion class makes her question much about her life, her parents, and the incident. Her newfound and burgeoning faith has her asking lots of questions about God and his relationship with her and getting advice from Father Micah and Mrs. Brashares, Chris's mother. She decides to study for conversion to Catholicism to make her parents angry enough to pay attention to her. This story, with its discussions of the Catholic faith, is refreshing, especially because so much inspirational fiction for teens focuses on Protestant belief. Its discussion of faith through a Catholic focus is not intimidating or overbearing. Abby's relationship building and finding reconciliation and forgiveness with her past is heartwarming. This novel gives young readers an engaging story with a strong lead female character. It shows readers how tough middle school life and early teenage years can be socially and how strained relationships with parents can be devastating but that they can be improved. This book is definitely recommended for purchase in public libraries and is an essential addition to inspirational fiction collections.
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Jen Stoner
reviewed Leap of Faith on January 08, 2010
Leap of Faith
This was a rather interesting read. However, Kimberly Brubaker wrote it in a way that assumes Christians and Catholics are the same thing. Which of course they aren't at ALL... But I won't even get into that.
***Excuse me while I get into that*** A few people have posted some very rude comments about that opening statement, so I will expand a little what I meant. To see my explanation, FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD! Just kidding, look for the five asterisks at the end. ;)
On with the review:
Anyway, if you are a protestant of any kind, DO NOT read this book. (Protestant meaning Presbyterian, Baptist, etc.) It will make you want to tear each page into tiny little shreds, chew those pieces up, burn them…and then when you realize you can't do that to a library book, it will just make you log into Goodreads.com to write a flaming review.
Abby is a problem child who resorted to violence because she was being bullied - and was expelled from her school for it. No other schools will accept her, so she is forced to attend a catholic school. As a result, she learns the supposed way to salvation. There is no true conversion story here. She goes into a room to confess her sins TO FATHER SOMETHING-THAT-BEGINS-WITH-K, a mere man, instead of repenting to Jesus Christ. In the weeks that follow, Abby feels a sense of "peace" during mass when the pope or whatever sings a Latin song. No change of heart, no remorse whatsoever for stabbing a boy. This book really made me depressed about how many people have this false hope, how many of them worship Mary, how many of them believe rosaries will do them good, how many of them want to earn salvation with good works...
[ALERT!!! HERE COME THE FIVE STARS YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!]
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I am a Christian, and I believe Jesus Christ is the ONLY way to heaven - and that only HIS grace can save. Catholics would say they believe basically the same thing, but Roman Catholicism has slipped greatly away from the gospel, to the point that their entire doctrine no longer supports Eph. 2:8 "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God." The main problem is this: Catholics believe that after confessing your sins, you must then perform good works in order to complete your salvation. But Jesus Christ said, "My grace is sufficient for you." Also, the Catholic church has added books to the Bible, books that came from the minds of men and not the result of divine revelation. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that Mary is our guardian angel, that we need to have a relationship with her, or that we must pray to her. Nowhere does it say that walking down the aisle and taking communion will save you. People who truly hold to this theology can't be saved, simply because they are trusting in a whole lot besides Christ.
HOWEVER, I know that some people in Catholic churches are saved, but don't understand Catholicism well enough to see that they actually don't agree with it.
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