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In October 2007, Child of God found itself at the center of a teaching controversy at Jim Ned High School in Tuscola, Texas. Kaleb Tierce, the Advanced Placement English teacher and coach at Jim Ned, assigned a book report for which a 14-year-old student selected this title. Tierce was placed on paid administrative leave when the mother of the ...
A reviewer from the Library Journal said that Children of God "examines the problem of faith under fire with insight and clarity". [1] A Publishers Weekly review determined Russell "uses the entertaining plot to explore sociological, spiritual, and scientific questions. Misunderstandings between cultures and peoples are at the heart of her story".
Child of God is a 2013 American crime drama film co-written and directed by James Franco, and starring Scott Haze, based on the novel of the same name by Cormac McCarthy.It was selected to be screened in the official competition at the 70th Venice International Film Festival and was an official selection of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
C.O.G. is an American comedy drama film directed and written by Kyle Patrick Alvarez and starring Jonathan Groff.The film, whose title stands for Child of God, is based on a David Sedaris short story from his book of collected essays, Naked.
Not Without My Sister is a 2007 best-selling book written by sisters Kristina Jones, Celeste Jones, and Juliana Buhring. [1] [2] The book details their life, and eventual escape, from the Children of God group. It was number 1 on the Sunday Times best-seller list for 5 weeks, and remained in the top 10 list for 15 consecutive weeks. It has been ...
In 2010, Time included Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. in its All-Time 100 Novels written in English since 1923. The magazine wrote, "Blume turned millions of pre-teens into readers. She did it by asking the right questions—and avoiding pat, easy answers." [12] Scholastic selected the novel for its 100 Greatest Books for Kids/100 Must ...
Kirkus Reviews included God's Children Are Little Broken Things on their list of the best books of 2022. [1]In 2022, God's Children Are Little Broken Things won the Story Prize Spotlight Award [4] and was a finalist for the Kirkus Prize.
Reception for Oh. My. Gods. was positive, with the School Library Journal stating that the book "will keep teens, particularly girls, reading to find out if Phoebe will finally fit in, get her crush, and make the team." [2] Publishers Weekly called the book's plot "a fun, fresh update" on a familiar theme. [3]