So what do you do when your biology field trip takes a little detour–to heaven?
If you're David James, the class clown, you don't let a little thing like death stop you. David demands an audience with God and challenges him to a debate. The prize? A ticket back to life. But there's one problem: David doesn't have a clue how a debate actually works, so he must team up with Marie, a nerdy classmate on the ill-fated trip–the president of the Speech and Debate club. And David thought death was a challenge . . .
David v. God by Mary E. Pearson,
Harcourt Inc., 2000, ages 12 and up, 144pages
0-15-202058-6
David v. God
CHILDREN'S CHOICE 2001 - International Reading Association & Children's Book Council
NYPL BEST BOOKS FOR THE TEEN AGE 2001
BEST PICK - Jewish Family Times
2000 BEST BOOK AWARD Honor Book - Society of School Librarians International
YEAR'S BEST BOOKS for Older Children, 2000 - St. Louis Post Dispatch
". . . hilarious . . . take a break with David, Marie and God."
--Judy Chernak, Jewishfamily.com
"Deftly laced with equal parts of goofball humor and perceptive insight, this first novel delivers a funny and fast-paced read on a heavenly topic." --Kirkus
"No leap of faith is required to enjoy this easy-to-read, fast-paced contemporary parable." --School Library Journal
" . . . the theme of self-acceptance and openness to others is woven into the narrative with grace and power . . . sensitive and realistic portrayal."
--Suzanne Reid, Secondary English
