About this book:
“Ansley
and her family move to a new city to seek a new start after the death of their
mother. But that also means ... a new school, new friends, new everything! Fortunately,
even though no one could ever take the place of their mom, Aunt Samantha has
moved in to help Dad and all the girls.
As they all settle into their “new
normal,” Lena finds comfort in singing and songwriting. Ashton and Amber record
videos documenting their lives and email them to their grandmothers. And Ansley
pursues her own dream of becoming an Olympic gymnastics champ when she signs up
with Grace and Power Gym. But she soon realizes that using her creativity to
bake treats and share them with those she loves brings her as much (or even
more) joy—especially since it brings back memories of precious afternoons she
spent in the kitchen with her mom.
So which dream should she follow? Ansley prays
for guidance, and it seems her prayers are answered when she gets the
opportunity to both perform as a gymnast and
take part in a The Big Bake Off at the Roland Lake Founders Day Fair. The Grand
Prize is a trophy and a spot on the local morning show, Awake with The Lake!
But her dreams of taking home the trophy and
being on TV are threatened by her strongest competition: Taylor, a mean girl
from her new school who not only teases Ansley and rejects her offers of
friendship but comes from a family of professional bakers.
Still, with the loving and prayerful support of her own family behind
her, Ansley knows she has a real shot at winning. But with Taylor in the mix,
will Ansley be able to rise to the occasion? Or will she just get burned?”
Series: Book #1 in the “The Daniels Sisters” series. (Connected to the “Lena
in the Spotlight” series.)
Spiritual Content- Many Scriptures are read, quoted, mentioned, &
discussed; Many Prayers; Church going; Many talks about God, what He has for
you, talking to Him, your God-given talents, & Heaven; Some ‘H’s are not capitalized
when referring to God (or when referring to Jesus); Mentions of God, His plans
for you, the Holy Spirit, faiths, & gifts/talents; Mentions of Bibles &
Bible reading; Mentions of those & events in the Bible (including
discussions about both); Mentions of prayers, praying, & praising God; Mentions
of churches, church going, pastors, pastor’s kids, worship, & lessons; Mentions
of a Christian school & Bible class; Mentions of Heaven & angels; A couple
mentions of blessings; A mention of a cross necklace.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: A bit of eye rolling; The Daniels girls are missing
their mother who unexpectedly passed away a few weeks before this first book
starts; Mentions of a mean/rude girl & her comments and attitude towards
Ansley (Ansley has a plan & tries to be friendly and kind to Taylor so she’ll
have no choice but to be nice back, but it’s hard; *Spoiler* It’s revealed at
the end that Taylor lost her mother recently as well *End of Spoiler*); Mentions
of lies, lying, not wanting to lie to someone, & a liar; Mentions of jealousy.
Sexual Content- N/A.
-Ansley Daniels, around age 10/11
1st
person P.O.V. of Ansley
176 pages
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My
personal Rating- 
{ Clean
for all ages, ratings are lower for older ages due to middle-grade problems. }
I’ve read more than a few
pre-teen/middle-grade books that have a mean girl in them, but this one definitely
has the most Scriptures to back-up why you should be kind to that girl and
praying for her, which I really enjoyed seeing. It was refreshing! I’m excited
to continue the rest of this trilogy and learn about the other Daniels sisters.
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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