Books for Christian Girls: August 2021

Monday, August 23, 2021

"Kate and the Pennsylvania Pretzel Pickle" by Janice Hanna

About this book:

“What’s causing the pretzels to go flat? When Kate is chosen to attend a junior inventor’s showcase in Hershey, Pennsylvania, she partners with a local pretzel factory that is willing to test her invention. Along with Alexis, Kate witnesses a rather unwelcome problem with the twisted treats. Will they be able to get to the bottom of their pretzel predicament?”

Series: Book #22 in the “Camp Club Girls” series. Reviews of #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, and #21. [Note: This 22^nd book is only available in the 4-in-1 Mystery Collection titled, “Kate” by Janice Thompson. The last few books of this series are lurking online, but never went to print, so the collections are the only way to physically own the last few books.]

Spiritual Content- Scriptures are read, quoted, & mentioned; Prayers & Thanking God; Many Talks about God, a couple people from the Bible, & forgiveness; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Mentions of God; & forgiveness Mentions of prayers & praying; A few mentions of Heaven; A few mentions of miracles; A couple mentions of Christians.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘dumb’; A bit of eye rolling; Many mentions of possible sabotage; Mentions of a boy who is rude/mean to Kate; A couple mentions of jealousy; A mention of a death related to cancer;

*Note: A couple mentions of pop culture references (Scooby Doo & the game of Clue).

Sexual Content- A few mentions of love notes from a secret admirer; A couple mentions of crushes; A mention of an older lady giving a man a kiss on the cheek;

*Note: Kate mentions that she’s been eating a lot of snacks and her jeans are starting to get a little tight.

-Kate Oliver

P.O.V. of Kate

160 pages

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My personal Rating-

This was such a fun final book to Kate’s stories in this series! I loved seeing Kate’s faith grow and her kindness towards someone who hasn’t been the nicest to her. (Also, now I’m wanting a pretzel!) Overall, super cute and I’d say it’s one of my favorites in this entire series.

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.

Monday, August 16, 2021

"The Not-So-Civil War" by Emily Thomas

About this book:

“A Civil War reenactment group has turned Blue Hill's park into a historic battlefield, but there's a battle of a different type brewing after a precious heirloom goes missing. Elderly sisters Nellie Brown and Betty Warring share a home and the biographies they regularly check out from the library, but when an antique dueling pistol awarded to their ancestor during the Civil War disappears, the siblings turn against each other. It's up to Anne to find out what happened to the valuable pistol and mend their relationship.

Meanwhile, Anne, Ben, and Liddie befriend a family participating in the reenactment, but suspicions regarding the missing pistol might ruin their new friendship before it even begins.”

Series: Book #23 in the “Secrets of the Blue Hilly Library” series. Reviews of #1 Here, #2 Here, #3 Here, #4 Here, #5 Here, #6 Here, #7 Here, #8 Here, #9 Here, #10 Here, #11 Here, #12 Here, #13 Here, #14 Here, #15 Here, #16 Here, #17 Here, #18 Here, #19 Here, #20 Here, #21 Here, and #22 Here.

Spiritual Content- Mentions of prayers, praying, & blessings over food; Mentions of churches, services, sermons, hymns, & chaplains/reverends/pastors; A couple mentions of being blessed; A mention of Sunday School.

Negative Content- A bit of eye rolling; All about many mentions of the Civil War, fighting, & battles; Mentions of slavery, slaves, & running away from a plantation owner; Mentions of a stolen pistol, weapons, stealing, & thieves/criminals; A couple mentions of lies & lying; A couple mentions of jealousy; A mention of a homicidal maniac; A mention of a cat burglar;

*Note: Mentions of a child seeing African-American people for the first time (Anne explains to Liddie that their ancestors originally came from Africa); A boy thinks his dad could be arrested by the police for stealing something because his dad was near the place and says it’s because they’re black (his father and other adults say that’s not the case); Mentions of historical figures & painters; Mentions of books, authors, a movie (The Lion King), & a TV show (Law and Order); A couple mentions of car brands.

Sexual Content- A mention of a romance novel.

-Anne Gibson

P.O.V. of Anne

256 pages