Title: The Tent Review: This is the story of Steven and his single father Corey. Corey works two full time minimum wage jobs. They live in a trailer, and do not have money to make ends meet. Corey comes up with a crazy get rich quick scheme. He decides to pose as a traveling preacher in order to profit off of other people's tithes and offerings. Steven is very hesitant about this new venture, but does admit, a new life with money seems more appealing than the life they are currently living. Soon they have others join in on their scam. Jamey and Davis pretend to be the "healed" people that come to the tent, in order to maximize their profits. Throughout the book, Steven is bothered by the feeling that they are doing something terribly wrong. That they are stealing from people and playing on their hopes and faith for their own personal gain. However, once his dad starts giving him half of all the earnings, he begins to get comfortable with the ridiculous sham they are pulling. It becomes difficult to focus on the negative connotations when they are becoming so rich from it. With all the new things he could buy, his objections leave him. The ending presents a good look in to the human mind and soul and how behavior changes from experiences. The audience for this book is young adults, but I feel anyone can benefit from this quick read about the moral and ethical dilemmas we face in life. It is well written, and grasps the reader immediately and really develops the characters in under 100 pages. I would recommend this book as a leisure read, or a curricular piece for the classroom.
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