Summary

Summary
There are many important characters in The Sledding Hill that play a big part in the plot. This is who a few of them are and how they developed:

• Billy Bartholomew: He was the smartest kid in school, and the son of the janitor. I then started to learn that he was friends with Eddie, the dumbest kid in school. He is able to find ways for Eddie to harness his true intelligence, and is a very good friend. Even after he accidentally kills himself, he comes back to his friend and helps him through his life.
  
• Eddie Proffit: He is really a smart kid, just one with ADHD who loses some close people. He goes into depression and stops speaking. Luckily, Billy’s ghost comes and helps him find happiness. Eddie ends up infiltrating in an attempt to stop a book from being banned. It may not be successful, but it was something that really made himself see what he could do.
  
• Reverend Tartar: A hardcore conservative man of god, he wants to ban the book and all of its profanity so the children will not be exposed to all of it. He is only doing it for what he thinks is right, so he isn’t a bad guy. Will Eddie be able to beat him?
  

Summary: The story takes place in Bear Creek, Idaho during the twenty first century. Eddie and Billy are having a great time as best friends. But, Billy and Eddie’s close father die, so he goes into depression. He is mad and starts to question God. He does not know why he would let something like that happen to him. At the same time, his mom starts to see the reverend Tartar more and more, even though he hates him. Eventually, Tartar even says that Mr. Proffit’s agnostic beliefs were bad. After that, he says that it was God testing Eddie, and that he should join the youth group and get baptized. Meanwhile, Eddie has been reading a Chris Crutcher novel at school. This book has helped Eddie out in so many ways, so he sincerely loves it.
Then, Tartar’s church starts to find out about the book. Being full of explicit material, they decide that it is their duty to ban the book from the school. They even ask Eddie to help them with the banning. Not sure of what to do, Eddie turned to Billy’s ghost who has been paying him regular visits and gets advice. He even starts talking to Billy’s dad. He decides that it would be best for him to continue with the church and turn on them at the last question. It would be the ultimate plan, and, he wouldn’t have to lie to them because he hasn’t been talking for months, and will continue not to. So, the day of his testimony, he lets go of all of his thoughts; everybody is shocked that he was really not one of them. Soon after, the hearing was going to be on about whether or not they should ban the book. Both of the sides come and have a huge argument. Crutcher ends up attending the hearing personally. But, the church prevails and the book is banned. But, Eddie can say that he stood up to what he believed in and did a good job. His life will now turn for the better