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AlbakiReads Editorial A small-town scam against a powerful megachurch
A small-town scam against a powerful megachurch
Set in Violet, Montana, this young adult novel brings together three girls whose lives have been upended by Hope Harvest Ministries. Genesis faces the church’s attempt to seize her family’s ranch; Holly watches its influence threaten her estranged father’s diner; and Zoe sees her earnings swallowed by debt tied to her mother’s involvement in its multilevel-marketing schemes. Their answer is an increasingly risky counter-scam involving the pastors’ son, an accidental kidnapping, and blackmail. The premise uses the girls’ plan to examine religious branding, influencer culture, financial exploitation, and who gets pushed aside when a small town is remade around a powerful institution.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Teen and young adult readers interested in humorous contemporary fiction
- Readers drawn to small-town stories about organized resistance to exploitation
- Fans of schemes, blackmail, and high-stakes group plans
Themes
Megachurch influenceFinancial exploitationInfluencer cultureFriendship and solidaritySmall-town power
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Book Overview From the author of Layoverland comes another bitingly clever, laugh-out-loud funny novel, about a group of teen girls going up against an...
From the author of Layoverland comes another bitingly clever, laugh-out-loud funny novel, about a group of teen girls going up against an exploitative megachurch in their small Montana town.
The only thing Genesis, Holly and Zoe seem to have in common is being stuck in Violet, Montana. Well, that and the fact that Hope Harvest Ministries is trying to ruin their lives.
Genesis lives on a commune that is now an echo of the New Age cult it once was. She's witnessed power couple Pastor Jay and Ree Reaps transform their sleepy small town into a haven for online Influencers, who flock to Violet, Bible in one hand and Ree's bestselling ACT LIKE A LADY, PRAY LIKE A BOSS in the other. Now, the Reaps have decided it's God's Will(TM) that they take over Gen's ranch.
Holly is a begrudging tourist, forced to spend the summer with her estranged father as punishment for her unsavory behavior back in LA. To Holly, Hope Harvest is nothing but a gimmicky marketing ploy, but it's threatening to put her father's diner out of business and, for some reason, Holly cares.
All Zoe wants is to leave Violet, working thankless shifts at the diner to scrape together enough cash to start a new life with her girlfriend. But Zoe's mother has lost everything to the church's multilevel marketing schemes so the little money that Zoe manages to make goes right to debt collectors.
The only solution to their problems is to scam the scammers and protect what's theirs. It shouldn't take much - the Reaps' golden son, an accidental kidnapping, some light blackmail - and the Reaps' fortune will be in the girls' much more deserving hands. As long as everything goes according to plan...
The only thing Genesis, Holly and Zoe seem to have in common is being stuck in Violet, Montana. Well, that and the fact that Hope Harvest Ministries is trying to ruin their lives.
Genesis lives on a commune that is now an echo of the New Age cult it once was. She's witnessed power couple Pastor Jay and Ree Reaps transform their sleepy small town into a haven for online Influencers, who flock to Violet, Bible in one hand and Ree's bestselling ACT LIKE A LADY, PRAY LIKE A BOSS in the other. Now, the Reaps have decided it's God's Will(TM) that they take over Gen's ranch.
Holly is a begrudging tourist, forced to spend the summer with her estranged father as punishment for her unsavory behavior back in LA. To Holly, Hope Harvest is nothing but a gimmicky marketing ploy, but it's threatening to put her father's diner out of business and, for some reason, Holly cares.
All Zoe wants is to leave Violet, working thankless shifts at the diner to scrape together enough cash to start a new life with her girlfriend. But Zoe's mother has lost everything to the church's multilevel marketing schemes so the little money that Zoe manages to make goes right to debt collectors.
The only solution to their problems is to scam the scammers and protect what's theirs. It shouldn't take much - the Reaps' golden son, an accidental kidnapping, some light blackmail - and the Reaps' fortune will be in the girls' much more deserving hands. As long as everything goes according to plan...
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 336 | Language: English | Publisher: RAZORBILL | ISBN: 0593327292
FormatHardcover
Pages336
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0593327292
EAN9780593327296
PublisherRAZORBILL
Publication Date2022-03-29
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight1.0 Pounds
Length8.4 Inches
Width5.8 Inches
Height1.3 Inches
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