Friday, September 4, 2020

"Allie's Bayou Rescue" by Missy & Mia Robertson


About this book:

  “Life hasn't been easy lately for twelve-year-old Allie Carroway. Not only does she have to be careful about what she eats and keep her asthma treatment with her at all times, but rumor has it that if she has one more serious asthma attack, her family may move to Arizona--far away from the Louisiana Bayou and the extended family that she loves and stars with in the reality TV show, Carried Away with the Carroways.
  And now would be a terrible time to go. Uncle Wayne and Aunt Kassie are about to adopt twelve-year-old Hunter--the first boy to join the Carroway family in a long time. Allie and her cousins--Kendall, Ruby, and Lola--have never allowed a boy to set foot in their treehouse meeting place, the "Diva Duck Blind." And if Allie's cousins have any say, they'll keep it that way. But Allie can't ignore that still, small voice inside her, telling her things must change if Hunter is to be honored and accepted into the family.
  The cousins devise an initiation for Hunter at Mamaw and Papaw's house with four challenges--Louisiana bayou style--including frogs, hunting, and a scary shed rumored to be the place where a mysterious long lost uncle disappeared. A blackout on the bayou the night of the initiation heightens the stakes when Hunter goes missing, and Allie and the girls must face unfamiliar obstacles to bring the family back together.
  This series explores the nature of a family filled with social, cultural, and physical diversity. In a world splashed with class and camouflage, the cousins are constantly looking for ways to love unconditionally through all the hiccups, with the love and faith of family.”


Series: Book #1 in the “Princess in Camo” series.


Spiritual Content- Scriptures are read, quoted, mentioned, remembered, & thought over; Prayers; Talks about God; ‘H’s are not capitalized when referring to God; Mentions of God, trusting Him, His paths, & being a daughter of God; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of Bibles, Bible reading, & devotions; Mentions of hymns; A few mentions of forgiveness; A few mentions of being baptized; A couple mentions of those in the Bible; A couple mentions of church; A couple mentions of a prayer bench; A mention of a Biblical plague; A mention of a Sunday School class; A mention of a blessing;
             *Note: Mentions of a haunted storage shed, ghosts, and a rumor/story about a demon-possessed alligator that ate an uncle.


Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘Hoy Gator Busters!’ is exclaimed, four ‘stupid’s, and six ‘dumb’s; Some eye rolling; Allie has asthma attacks & passes out (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of an alligator, an attack, & screams (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of guns, hunting, shooting, gutting, dead animals, & eating them (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of burping; A few mentions of a fake story about a boy being eaten by an alligator; A few mentions of adults playing a trick on a young boy (they feel bad about it later and ask God to forgive them); A few mentions of rumors & eavesdropping; A couple mentions of a dog that was hit by a car & died; A couple mentions of throwing up; A mention of lying;
             *Note: A few mentions of Hunter going to different foster families & thinking he’s a loser.


Sexual Content- A mention of a married couple kissing.

-Allison “Allie” Kate Carroway, age 12
                                P.O.V. of Allie
                                                        187 pages

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My personal Rating-

The Faithgirlz line is a popular series of books for girls ages 9-12 that all have good faith content. This newer series, “Princess in Camo”, definitely had great faith content for a middle-grade book and adventures. I liked Allie, her willingness to do what is right, and how she showed her faith often. I do think a couple parts were…unrealistic, maybe? There is one dangerous part with Allie, her cousins, and an alligator that it seems no adult knew about. After the incident, I’m not sure what any adult could do, but if it had gone differently, a tragedy could have happened. Same thing with Allie taking chances with her health. The faith content was really good in this book, but I’m not sure about the lessons.


See y’all on Friday with a new review!


*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

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