About this book:
“Millie and the M&M's are lacing up their hiking boots and saddling up for an overnight camping adventure! The stakes are high as they face off against the oh-so-snooty Amy and Amanda in a survival badge competition!
Badge by badge, challenge by challenge, the M&M's are determined to come out on top! However, as the competition heats up, Millie finds herself torn between racing for victory and disregarding Miss Belle's words of caution. Will Millie risk the safety of herself, her horses, and her teammates to secure the win?
Join the M&M's in yet another unforgettable adventure at Chestnut Academy!”
Series: Book #3 in the “Chestnut Academy” series. Review of Book #1 Here! and Book #2 Here! (Connected to the author’s other series, “The Tales of Tarsurella”, but does not have to be read first or together.)
Spiritual Content- Millie’s father tells her that “obeying and respecting the leaders God has placed in our lives isn’t to constrict and punish us, but rather to keep us safe.” and Millie tries to listen, but is too excited for the camping trip to focus on his words; A few mentions of praying; A couple mentions of God; A mention of thanking God; A mention of being Blessed;
*Note: A teasing mention of scary ghost stories.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘leaping lizards’ (exclamation), a ‘stupid’, and a ‘what in heaven’s name’; Some eye rolling, bickering, & harsh/mean words (mostly blaming); Millie & her friends get into a competition with two of the snooty mean girls at their school; Millie tries to be kind to Amanda, but thinks that people like Amanda are really difficult to get along with (including that she often brags about her expensive items and Millie trying to avoid her in general); One of Millie’s friends, McKayla, makes a couple snide comments about Amanda and also steamrolls over others’ ideas and opinions (Millie knows she means well but notes that another friend is different from her and can have her feeling hurt by McKayla’s words because McKayla is so opinionated; One adult tells the girls “no name calling” and wants them to keep a good sportsmanship); Millie and her friends are under strict orders to not leave their tents after dark, but Millie plans to go riding at night for a competition and thinks that “she’d only be gone a few minutes! Miss Belle never needed to know about it.” (*Spoiler* She and another girl do sneak out and Millie tries to ignore her concerns; Her friend ends up falling off of her horse, her horse steps on her ankle causing a broken ankle, & being in pain; It’s said that her friend or the horse could have been killed which adds to Millie’s guilt and she faces punishments from the school for disobeying and her friend says Millie is not to blame because it was her decision to join Millie *End of Spoiler*); Mentions of falling off of a horse, pain, injuries, (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of potential mountain lion attacks; A few mentions of a war & gunfire (in an imagination); A few mentions of boys vs girls rivalry (we see a tiny bit of this on-page); A couple mentions of stealing another’s ideas; A couple mentions of jealousy; A mention of (not) lying; A mention of Millie using her father’s credit card without permission (Book #2);
*Note: Millie’s father asks her friends to call him by his first name; Millie imagines herself in a war zone as a solider with gunfire and seeing a picture of her beloved family during a competition (she often thinks of herself as a captain leading her soldiers); One of Millie’s friends, McKayla, harshly judges Amanda for making vlogs and says “being an online vlogger is just about the most obnoxiously stuck-up thing a person could do!” and gets upset when others defends Amanda for vlogging; A few mentions of brand names (Twizzlers, Skittles, & M&M’s); A mention of someone being in a zombie-like state.
Sexual Content- N/A.
-Princess Millie of Tarsurella, age 10
P.O.V. of Millie
136 pages
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My personal Rating-
Like the prior two books in this series, there’s a major lesson for Millie to learn in this book! Millie learns the importance of rules that may not be fully understood, should still be respected and obeyed. These are easy, quick reads for me, but I think some middle-grade readers would really enjoy them. With some attitudes and comments, it might be good for a parent to read along with their girl and have discussions, but there’s also enough said and learned that it could be an independent read for the girl as well.
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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