The Patron Saint of Butterflies - Cecilia Galante电子书mobi+epub
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Age Range: 12 and up
Grade Level: 7 and up
Lexile Measure: 760
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens; Reprint edition (October 27, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1599903776
ISBN-13: 978-1599903774
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Product Details
Age Range: 12 and up
Grade Level: 7 and up
Lexile Measure: 760 (What's this?)
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens; Reprint edition (October 27, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1599903776
ISBN-13: 978-1599903774
Agnes and Honey have been best friends for as long as they can remember. But everything is about to change, from their friendship to the only home they've ever known: a religious commune called Mount Blessing. Agnes loves being a believer and following the rules of the commune, but Honey has started to rebel. Then, when Agnes and Honey experience the outside world (on the run, no less), their friendship is tested further. After all, when everything you've ever known turns out to be a lie, how do you find the truth? A powerful story of faith, doubt, abuse, and above all, friendship.
Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Grade 6–9—Honey and Agnes are 14-year-old best friends growing up in the Mount Blessing religious commune near Fairfield, CT, but are polar opposites in their adherence to the "Four Big Rules" that govern daily life. Honey, abandoned at the commune as a newborn, is a perpetual rebel, having most recently been sent to the Regulation Room for kissing a boy. There, the group's founder/leader, the charismatic Emmanuel, metes out punishments. Agnes is a self-described "saint wannabe." She starves herself, sleeps on stones, and wears a cord tightly belted under her robe as reminders of the suffering endured by the saints. The girls share a love for Nana Pete, Agnes's father's mother, and live for her annual summer visits. When Nana discovers the physical and emotional abuse imposed on the children, she resolves to spirit them away. Honey is a willing runaway, but Agnes is reluctant. The kids' new reality includes "firsts" such as visits to McDonald's and Wal-Mart. Their route ends in Georgia, at the home of Agnes's estranged aunt. In the realistic and emotionally charged climax, family ties are revealed and, thanks to Honey's forethought and Agnes's new understanding that the truth can set you free, the cult is soon busted, police lights flashing. If both girls occasionally seem wise beyond their years, readers will nevertheless cheer them on as they ponder the limits of faith and duty.—Joel Shoemaker, Southeast Junior High School, Iowa City, IA
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From Booklist
Agnes and Honey have grown up together in the Mount Blessing religious community led by charismatic Emmanuel. But where Agnes is devoted, even emulating those she reads about in The Way of the Saints by mortifying her body, Honey is desperate for a way out. That comes in the form of Agnes’ Nana Pete, who learns about the physical discipline that goes on in the Regulation Room. When Agnes’ little brother, Benny, has a serious accident, which Emmanuel tries to heal with a miracle, Nana Pete whisks the three children away. The story, both past and present, unfolds in alternating chapters told by Agnes and Honey. Galante, who grew up in a religious commune, captures Agnes’ loyalty and unease, and Honey’s ability to see beyond her surroundings is adequately explained (she’s living with someone who has snuck a tiny TV into the compound), though the question of her origins seems contrived. Still, readers will be fascinated by a glimpse into a lifestyle not often seen. Grades 6-10. --Ilene Cooper --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
Cecilia Galante grew up in a religious commune in upstate New York until the age of 15. She is currently a high school English teacher, and lives with her husband and three children in Kingston, PA.
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