Title: Jacked up
Description: It's bad enough that Nick's sister is dead and, in some bizarre attempt to force him to confront his grief, his parents are shipping him off to Jesus Camp. But he's also being haunted by the ghost of Jack Kerouac--who's surprisingly annoying, for a genius.
Subjects: Grief, Christian life, Brothers and sisters, Camps, Fiction, Children's fiction
People: Jack Kerouac (1922-1969)