Heretics Anonymous

Heretics Anonymous

by Katie Henry
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A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year!
Put an atheist in a strict Catholic school? Expect comedy, chaos, and an Inquisition. The Breakfast Club meets Saved! in debut author Katie Henry’s hilarious novel about a band of misfits who set out to challenge their school, one nun at a time. Perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Robyn Schneider.
When Michael walks through the doors of Catholic school, things can’t get much worse. His dad has just made the family move again, and Michael needs a friend. When a girl challenges their teacher in class, Michael thinks he might have found one, and a fellow atheist at that. Only this girl, Lucy, isn’t just Catholic . . . she wants to be a priest.
Lucy introduces Michael to other St. Clare’s outcasts, and he officially joins Heretics Anonymous, where he can be an atheist, Lucy can be an outspoken feminist, Avi can be Jewish and gay, Max can wear whatever he wants, and Eden can practice paganism.
Michael encourages the Heretics to go from secret society to rebels intent on exposing the school’s hypocrisies one stunt at a time. But when Michael takes one mission too far—putting the other Heretics at risk—he must decide whether to fight for his own freedom or rely on faith, whatever that means, in God, his friends, or himself.
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Softcover
Pages
352
Price
9.18 €

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sashajwolf•
May 1, 2025
4

Nicely written YA by an author who clearly knows a lot about theology, with Jewish, atheist, POC, lesbian and gay representation. I took away one star because I didn't find the resolution entirely satisfactory, but I would gladly read a sequel.

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textandtunes•
Aug 26, 2024
4

I had so much fun with this (audio) book. I wouldn't even have needed the romance, I think this book would have worked perfectly with "just" the friendship focus. Different religions are explained here and while the male main character is an atheist and the female main character is super religious, the main focus was on the characters being able to believe in what they want to believe, without describing any religion as superior to another. Kinda hard to put it into words, but yeah it was a fun high school book with the added dimension of it being a catholic school and struggling with that.

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inlovewithbooks_•
Oct 10, 2022
4

4,25* Ich mochte dieses Buch von Seite eins unglaublich gerne, vor allem die Charaktere hatten ihre Ecken und Kanten und wirkten dadurch real. Dieses Buch hat unglaublich viel Humor und vor allem Michael brachte einen des öfteren zum Lachen. Auch wenn man normalerweise keine englischen Bücher liest (so wie ich) ,kann man diesem Buch größtenteils sehr gut folgen, nur die ganzen Katholischen Begriffe musste ich zu Beginn übersetzten. Letztendlich kann ich dieses Buch jeden ans Herz legen, der im Sommer etwas zum lachen und gleichzeitig zum Nachdenken möchte. Eine große Leseempfehlung meinerseits!

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