David confronts his desires and his demons in this novel about what it means to be left behindโliterally, figuratively, and spirituallyโfrom the author of the Shade trilogy.
Everyone mourns differently. When his older brother was killed, David got angry. As in, fist-meets-someone-elseโs-face furious. But his parents? They got religious. Davidโs still figuring out his relationship with a higher power, but thereโs 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 Heavenโฆand they want David to do the same. Davidโs torn. He likes living in the moment, and isnโt sure about giving up his best friend, varsity baseball, and Baileyโespecially Baileyโin 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 imaginedโฆ