Books for Christian Girls: "The Delaware Detectives" by Dana Rongione

Monday, January 18, 2016

"The Delaware Detectives" by Dana Rongione

About this book:

“What do the following have in common: a muntjac deer, a toilet, and a hairless cat? They are three key factors in uncovering a treasure that may or may not exist. But for Abby and Jamie Patterson, these items are essential ingredients to fulfilling their grandfather's greatest desire. Is the fortune real, or are the siblings following a path to nowhere as set down by an eccentric old woman? The quest is on, and time is running out.”

Series: Book #1 in “The Delaware Detectives” series.

Spiritual Content- A prayer; A Scripture is quoted in the Discussion Questions; Talks about God, the Bible & sin; A mention of church; Mentions of those in the Bible;

*Note: Mentions of ghosts & haunted houses.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘stupid’, two ‘duh!’s and four forms of ‘dumb’; Abby & Jamie fuss and bicker at each other; Eye rolling; A mention of body waste; A mention of a cat looking like it was killed & skinned (but it’s very much alive); A few mentions of gambling; A few mentions of dead person & her missing head (barely-above-not-detailed); Places are described as creepy & terrifying; Overviews of past wars (barely-above-not-detailed).

Sexual Content- Abby thinks Scott is a hunk, wouldn’t mind having a poster of him on her wall & Jamie teases her about it.

-Abby Patterson
1^st person P.O.V. of Abby
150 pages

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My personal Rating-

What a fun mystery! The ending was a great lead up to the next book in the series. While Abby and Jamie's fussing bothered me, it was nice that others commented on it and bought it to the siblings' attention and they worked on their attitudes towards each other. :)

See y’all on Wednesday with a new review!