This Side of Salvation

David confronts his desires and his demons in this novel about what it means to be left behindliterally, figuratively, and spirituallyfrom the author of the Shade trilogy.Everyone mourns differently. When his older brother was killed, David got angry. As in, fist-meets-someone-elses-face furious. But his parents? They got religious. Davids still figuring out his relationship with a higher power, but theres one thing he knows for sure: The closer he gets to Bailey, the better, brighter, happier, more he feels. Then his parents start cutting all their worldly ties in preparation for the Rush, the divine moment when the faithful will be whisked off to Heavenand they want David to do the same. Davids torn. He likes living in the moment, and isnt sure about giving up his best friend, varsity baseball, and Baileyespecially Baileyin hope of salvation. But when he comes home late from prom, and late for the Rush, to find that his parents have vanished, David is in more trouble than he ever could have imagined