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Jump

Michel Sauret. One Way Street, $12.95 trade paper (340p) ISBN 978-1-5228-1734-5

Sauret’s raw and bold coming-of-spiritual-age story closely examines the ups and downs of several different varieties of worship through the eyes of a young man on the cusp of adulthood. Christopher Dove was raised in a fundamentalist Christian family in central Pennsylvania, an upbringing that not only informed his daily life, but also the larger decisions for college about what vocation to pursue when he left home. His questions about God started during his childhood—but he could never give them voice, due to his domineering father. Once he escapes his father’s home, he begins his faith journey, though it’s not without difficulties and heartache. Each time he thinks he may have found God, he only finds more questions. This stark and at times painful tale of questions with no easy answers doesn’t shy away from confronting difficult topics such as sexual assault, human trafficking, and racism. The often graphic depictions of the events in Christopher’s life manage to maintain a sense of beauty beneath the overwhelming darkness. (BookLife)