The God Box

Alex Sanchez

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Year: 2010
• Print ISBN: 9781416909002
• eBook ISBN: 9781442428874

Paul, a religious teen living in a small conservative town, finds his world turned upside down when he meets Manuel—a young man who says he's both Christian and gay, two things that Paul didn't think could coexist in one person. Doesn't the Bible forbid homosexuality? As Paul struggles with Manuel's interpretation of the Bible, thoughts that Paul has long tried to bury begin to surface, and he finds himself re-examining his whole life. This is an unforgettable book on an extremely timely topic that strives to open minds on both ends of the spectrum.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• 1: “Sex and Religion Don’t Mix,”
• 2: My Earliest Memory
• 3: Snap!
• 4: My Second Morning of Senior Year,
• 5: Bible Club Met
• 6: Arriving Home from Bible Study,
• 7: The Following Morning
• 8: Even Though I Had Told Manuel
• 9: Sunday Morning I Woke Up
• 10: Despite My Worries,
• 11: At School the Following Week,
• 12: Sometimes When Manuel Phoned
• 13: Over the Next Several Afternoons
• 14: The Next Day I Found Myself
• 15: No Matter How Much Manuel
• 16: During Lunchtime at School
• 17: A Norther Started to Blow In
• 18: By Lunchtime the Next Day
• 19: As The Week Progressed,
• 20: When the Last Bell Rang
• 21: The Saturday Following Thanksgiving,
• 22: Sunday Morning Pa And I
• 23: On The Drive Back from Abilene
• 24: When I Arrived Home,
• 25: When I Returned to School
• 26: After Giving My Heart
• 27: As We Got into December,
• 28: Despite The Encouragement
• 29: For the Remainder of the Week
• 30: In Spite of My Doubts,
• 31: Having Met with Eric,
• 32: That Day Was My Worst
• 33: At Church the Next Morning
• 34: The Saturday Before Christmas
• 35: The Sunday After Christmas
• 36: When I Invited Manuel Over
• 37: When I Arrived Home,
• 38: Rain was Still Drizzling As I Drove
• 39: The Next Day,
• 40: Even Though It Was New Year’s Eve,
• 41: On January 2, Classes Started Again.
• 42: I’m not Sure That My Shouting
• 43: When I Drove from the Hospital
• 44: When I Arrived Home from Angie’s,
• 45: When I Awoke The Following Morning,
• 46: On Sunday Morning When My
• 47: During Sunday Lunch
• 48: While His Mom And Dad
• 49: Within Two Weeks
• 50: As Easter Break Approached,
• 51: During The Weeks That Followed
• 52: In Late April
• 53: On Prom Night
• 54: By the Time Graduation Arrived,
• Glossary of Spanish Words and Phrases:
• A Note from the Author