Shaken, newest young adult novel from Canadian author Eric Walters. An exceptional inspiring story about courage and hope while faced through horrible circumstances. This book, offers insight in the catastrophic Haitian earthquake, and Joshua, the main character. Fifteen-year-old Josh`s life has been turned completely upside down: his mother died recently and moved away from his life. His father, a minister and several other kids, including his sister travel on a missionary trip to Haiti to help build an orphanage in the Haitian country side. Everyone around him believes in god and that god will help you and be with you no matter what. But the young man has faith issues, losing it and questioning it. But then one night catastrophe hits Haiti-the earthquake. The difficulties of faith and hope really trigger emotional pain for Josh, how will he find the courage and hope to help himself and others. How will Josh ever find faith to understand what has happened. This novel embarks you in a journey of hope and soul searching and how anyone with the right mind set can help others around them. Eric Walters wrote this book with such care and precision that you can picture every word in your mind as if you visited the country yesterday. Shaken, is definitely a book for who ever is ready to be inspired and taken through an incredible adventure.
I've not heard of SHAKEN, but this sounds like an interesting read. I also think the concept of having a teenager with faith issues experience the pain and loss of the Haitian earthquake an interesting mix. It's the type of experience that can either secures your faith or completely does away with it.
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I agree with you. This book has very interesting ideas and concepts.
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