Description: Imagine a world where a nationalistic distortion of Christianity has become the state religion. Imagine a world that divides people into two groups: those who are "Committed" to the state religion, and those who remain "Uncommitted," refusing to pledge their loyalty to the oppressive religious sect. Welcome to Wylie's world. Wylie, an Uncommitted teen, lives as a second-class citizen in a late twenty-first century reality where adherence to the state religion is everything. One day, forgotten recordings from a long-past college theology class invade Wylie's life and set her on a journey toward the miraculous. When Wylie connects with true-believer Abby through a virtual holo-story, past and present flow together in unexpected ways. Join Wylie on her adventure in this cautionary tale for believers who hope for a better way.
Brief description:
Marianne Modica is a professor of education at University of Valley Forge in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. She is the author of several academic articles on the topic of race in education, an ethnography titled Race Among Friends, and three novels for YA and middle grade audiences, The R Word, King Me, and Green World Gray.