Godless
By Pete Hautman

Published by Simon Pulse (2005)

Summary:
Jason is a 15-year-old boy who doesn't believe in the faith his parents choose to practice, so what is he to do? Teetering between Agnosticism, Atheism, and...making up his own religion? Why not! Readers get to experience the summer vacation of Jason and his friends and they strive to find meaning in their made-up religion and what they learn and the consequences they go through.

My Review:
This book may be a good learning experience in begin independent and finding out what to believe through individual merits for some readers, but I didn't find it particularly helpful. The kids want to make up their own religion, but to me it just seemed like a rebellion that led to physical and mental injuries, punishment, all for a cause that didn't have any purpose other than to question authority and keep some teenagers amused over the summer.

WARNING: There is swearing scatered throughout the book and questioning of a major religion