It is the year 1899 and a new century is fast approaching.
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In 1899, ten-year-old Robbie, son of a preacher in a small Vermont town, gets himself into all kinds of trouble when he decides to give up being Christian in order to make the most of his life before the end of the world
A new century is fast approaching ... ... but will the year 1900 mean the end of the world, as some say) Robbie Hewitt isn't certain.
Relates the experiences of a young man growing up in a small Texas town in the shadow of his strict preacher father.
Troy Jones is a 16 year old preacher's kid.