Books in The Eli Diaries series

What if Jesus were in high school today? Who would he hang out with? What would he say? What would he do? Judas Iscariot likes to control people. He plays one against the other and applies leverage to get what he wants. Jude has his eyes on Mary, and has arranged the perfect plan to convince her he's the one for her. But he's about to learn that he can't control every variable. Sometimes, even his best plans can go terribly wrong.

Martha Lopez's dream of going to UCLA will die if she can't find an extracurricular activity for her college resume. When her baby sister suggests Martha be part of the spring musical, Martha reluctantly agrees—as long as she can work far behind-the-scenes. But her plans don't quite work out the way she expected. With Eli Shepherd telling her God has a plan and her leaders at church telling her Eli is a troublemaker, Martha finds that drama is everywhere, and she doesn't know where to turn.

What if Jesus were in high school today? Who would he hang out with? What would he say? What would he do? Tommy knows everyone thinks he's a pessimist, that he over-exaggerates and dramatizes even the littlest things. He doesn't care. Those are the same people who think the world is an amusement park full of free candy. Tommy is a realist, and with Thanksgiving coming, he knows the odds of finding anything to be thankful for in this fragile world are slim to none. But as events begin to unfold around a mysterious night of which he has no memory, he finds himself daring to hope that this Thanksgiving might just turn out to be the exception to the rule. Maybe. Probably not.

What if Jesus were in high school today?Who would he hang out with?What would he say?What would he do?Pete is getting soft—and it might cost him a football scholarship. At least that’s what Jude says. And Jude has a plan to boost Pete’s ‘hell-raiser’ reputation that will get him the attention from the scouts that he desperately needs. Despite Eli’s cautions—and Maggie’s flat out warnings—Pete gets sucked into Jude’s self-proclaimed “foolproof” plan. When things suddenly go wrong, Pete realizes Jude’s plan will do a lot more than get him noticed—it just might land him in jail.

What if Jesus were in High School today? Who would he hang out with? What would he say? What would he do? Martha is overworked, overwhelmed, and underappreciated: She has to get top grades, keep her siblings in line, and single-handedly organize the youth group's upcoming trip to Mexico. Meanwhile, Eli Shepherd is trying to tell her to "relax" and trust a God that seems nothing like the God she has been taught to serve. Martha is on to Eli, though, and she is determined to gather information on him that will prove to everyone what a fraud he really is.

What if Jesus were in high school today? Who would he hang out with? What would he say? What would he do? Sometimes, the most dangerous enemy we face...is the enemy within. Pete needs to hit someone. The football season is over, and a restlessness has a stranglehold on him and won't let go. After an ex-boyfriend stalks and attacks Maggie, Pete's need to hit intensifies...but now he has a target. Eli has a strange method for dealing with the predator, but Pete has payback plans of his own. Revenge comes at a deadly price...and someone in going to pay.

What if Jesus were in high school today? Who would he hang out with? What would he say? What would he do?Martha Lopez's life is falling apart. The control she held onto so tightly is being ripped away, her plans for the future are disintegrating, and her already fractured family is in danger of totally collapsing. And though she has rejected him time and time again, Martha realizes the only calm in her storm is Eli Shepherd. Will she finally see him for who he truly is? Or will she reject him once and for all?