Right behind You

One of my favorite books is Right behind You by Gail Giles. It is a wonderful story about a young boy named Kip that douses another boy with gas and lights him on fire out of jealousy. Kip was sent to a mental hospital for killing the little boy. After Kip was reabilitated he was released and given a new home and identity. The theme of this story is forgiveness and redemption. On Wade's journey to forgiveness and redemption he realizes that he must forgive himself first in order to find himself and gain redemption. Redemption does not come easily.