Pete Hautman





Pete Hautman

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January 01, 1952

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Pete Hautman is the author of Godless, which won the National Book Award, and many other critically acclaimed books for teens and adults, including Blank Confession, All-In, Rash, No Limit, and Invisible. Mr. Was was nominated for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America. Pete lives in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Visit him at petehautman.com.


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Tomorrow, May 14, is the official pub date for The Cydonian Pyramid, Book 2 in the Klaatu Diskos trilogy. So, I'm supposed to get the word out. Here are your instructions:



1. If you have not read The Obsidian Blade, the first book in the trilogy, do so at once. If you attempt to read Book 2 without first having read Book 1, you may damage your brain. The author cannot be responsible for breaki... Read more of this blog post »
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Average rating: 3.60 · 11,357 ratings · 2,235 reviews · 37 distinct works · Similar authors
Godless
3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 2,398 ratings — published 2004 — 8 editions
Rash
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 1,658 ratings — published 2006 — 10 editions
Invisible
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 1,275 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions
Sweetblood
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3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 1,383 ratings — published 2003 — 9 editions
The Big Crunch
3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 940 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions
Blank Confession
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 738 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions
The Obsidian Blade (The Kla...
3.32 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 768 ratings — published 2012 — 13 editions
How to Steal a Car
3.31 of 5 stars 3.31 avg rating — 458 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions
Mr. Was
4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 357 ratings — published 1996 — 8 editions
What Boys Really Want
3.22 of 5 stars 3.22 avg rating — 300 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions
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The Obsidian Blade The Cydonian Pyramid
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3.3316195372750643 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 778 ratings
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“How do you know it's not true if you don't believe in it?”
Pete Hautman

“Later it might see moronic, but at that time it all made perfect sense.”
Pete Hautman

“You ever watch a football game and get totally into it? Why? It's not a real battle. It's just a game somebody made up. So how can you take it seriously? Or, you ever see a movie that made your heart about jump out of your chest? Or one that made you cry? Why? It wasn't real. You ever look at a photo of food that made your mouth water? Why? You can't eat the picture.

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Same thing with water towers and God. I don't have to be a believer to be serious about my religion.”
Pete Hautman, Godless

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