Book Backround

Setting: Bear Creek, Idaho

Summary: The story takes place in Bear Creek, Idaho. Eddie and Billy are best friends. But, sadly both Billy and Eddie’s father die with in a month of each other. Eddie is left feeling abandoned and decides to stop talking. He is mad and starts to question God. He does not know why he would let something like that happen to him. At the same time, his mom starts to see Reverend Tartar more and more, even though Eddie hates him. Eventually, Tartar even says that Mr. Proffit’s agnostic beliefs were bad. This makes Eddie hate him even more. After that, he says that it was God testing Eddie, and that he should join the youth group and get baptized. Meanwhile, Eddie has been reading a Chris Crutcher novel at school. This book has helped Eddie out in so many ways, so he really loves it.But, of course Tartar’s church finds out about some of the “inappropriate” things that are in the book. They decide that it is their duty to ban the book from the school because of the bad messages it is sending to the students. They even ask Eddie to help them with the banning. Not sure of what to do, Eddie turned to Billy’s ghost (who has been paying him regular visits) for some advice. He even starts talking to Billy’s dad. He decides that it would be best for him to continue with the church and then turn on them at the last minute. It would be the ultimate plan, and he wouldn’t have to lie to them because he hasn’t been talking for months, and will continue not to. So, the day of his testimony, he lets go of all of his thoughts; everybody is shocked that he was really not one of them. Soon after Eddie’s testimony the hearing to decided if the book Warren Peece should be banned or not starts. Both of the sides come and have a huge argument. Crutcher even ends up attending the hearing personally. But, in the end the church prevails and the book is banned. But, Eddie can say that he stood up for what he believed in and did a good job of it. And that’s all that really matters to him.

Eddie Proffit- Eddie is a 14 year old boy who lives in Bear Creek, Idaho. He is very outgoing and talks almost non stop. He is actually really smart but no one really sees that except for his best friend Billy. Eddie is doing fine until he finds his dad dead. Now Billy is all that Eddie has left; Until Billy is also killed. Now Eddie is left all alone, and he stops talking what so ever.

Billy Bartholomew- Is also 14 years old. He is the smartest kid in his grade and for that reason he has trouble making friends with everyone except for Eddie. All is going well for Billy until he gets mad and kicks a pile of sheetrock; Which falls and hits him in the back of the neck, killing him. Now Billy maybe dead but he still sticks around to make sure that his best friend is doing ok.