Archibald Caswell could never please his domineering granddaddy Silas.Now with Granddaddy gone, Archie finds himself lost, confused, and wondering what Granddaddy could possibly have meant by his dying words: "Young man, you are a saint!" Clare Simpson knows exactly what Silas meant.She convinces Archie to dedicate his life to God, give up his possessions, steal his granddaddy's truck, and head north to the Cloisters in New York, where she and Archie secretly live after museum hours.For Clare, the journey is a return to the only place where she has felt happy and loved.For Archie, the pilgrimage leads him to a closer relationship with God--and a burning desire for home.

 

 

There are 291 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2003 by Cengage Learning EMEA .

HAN NOLAN is the author of six other highly acclaimed novels published by Harcourt.