Showing posts with label by Colleen L. Reece. Show all posts
Showing posts with label by Colleen L. Reece. Show all posts

Friday, October 26, 2018

"Rebekah in Danger" by Colleen L. Reece


About this book:

  Time Period:  1620 Nov.  Freezing weather, lack of food, and sickness make the first winter at Plymouth Colony a difficult and dangerous time. What would that winter be like for a ten-year-old girl? Find out in Rebekah in Danger, part of the Sisters in Time series. Written especially for eight- to twelve-year-old girls, this dramatic story shows how a seventeenth-century girl-not terribly different from girls of the twenty-first century-overcame some of the most challenging difficulties imaginable. Though the main character is fictional, the events and experiences are very real-providing an ideal vehicle for teaching American history and Christian faith. ”


Series: Book #2 in “Sisters in Time” series. Review of Book #1 Here!


Spiritual Content- Scriptures are mentioned, quoted, & discussed; Many Prayers; Thanking God; Many talks about God, believing, & witnessing; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Many mentions of God, Jesus, faiths, & worshiping; Mentions of prayers, praying, & praising/thanking; Mentions of Heaven; Mentions of witnessing; Mentions of the Sabbath, churches, church going, sermons, & hymns; Mentions of pastors/preachers & deaconesses; Mentions of Catholics, Protestants, & facing persecution; A few mentions of people & events in the Bible; A couple mentions of sins; A mention of a godly man;
             *Note: A couple mentions of Hell; A mention of a godforsaken place; A mention of a person cursing the Pilgrims.


Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘stupid’; Seeing a body (barely-above-not-detailed); Will disobeys and causes trouble (though his intentions are good); Getting lost & having to keep warm (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of deaths, how they happened, & bodies (one is rumored to be a possible suicide, barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of scaplings & murders; Mentions of fighting & attacks; Mentions of illnesses, vomit, & diarrhea; Mentions of a fire (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of stealing; Mentions of gossip & rumors; Mentions of hunting; A few mentions of a (possible) massacre; A few mentions of wars; A few mentions of slavery; A few mentions of wild animals & the possibility of being injured by them; A couple mentions of whippings & boxing a child’s ears; A couple mentions of lies & lying; A mention of tobacco; A mention of animal droppings.


Sexual Content- N/A;
             *Note: Mentions of men wearing no clothes/scantily clad (this causes the women and girls to blush); A few mentions of a stillbirth (barely-above-not-detailed).

-Rebekah Cunningham, 12/13 (?)
                                P.O.V. switches between them
                                                Set in 1620-1621
                                                        137 pages

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My personal Rating-
One thing about reading historical fiction based on actual historical events is that when an idea/plan is mentioned you can say, “And we all know how that turned out.” I had a few moments of that when reading “Rebekah in Danger”. I did like all the Spiritual Content and Rebekah’s parents. Will was a typical boy. ;)
Definitely a series for girls ages 9-11 who enjoy learning history and/or homeschooling families.


See y’all on Monday 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.

Friday, September 18, 2015

"Sarah's New World" by Colleen L. Reece {Pre-Teen Week!}



{Welcome to Pre-Teen Week! Every quarter we’re going to try to do a full week dedicated to finding great Christian books for girls ages 8/9-12 every week day! This is the last day of this quarters’!} {Day 1 Here!} {Day 2 Here!} {Day 3 Here!} {Day 4 Here!}

About this book:

  Time Period: 1620 Oct.-Nov.  Imagine leaving the land you know and the friends you hold dear-and you'll begin to understand the whirlwind of emotion that awaits ten-year-old Sarah Smythe. This fictional Pilgrim aboard the Mayflower is moving from Holland to the New World-America-in the vanguard of a new nation of free people. Especially for girls ages eight to twelve, this fascinating story shares the hopes and fears of a girl distant in time but close in spirit, while at the same time teaching important lessons of Christian faith and American history. “Sarah's New World” is perfect for recreational reading or homeschooling.”


Series: Book #1 in the “Sisters in Time” series. Click on the numbers to be taken to that review: #2#3#4#5#6#7#8#9#10#11#12#13#14#15#16#17#18#19,   #20#21#22#23, and #24.


Spiritual Content- Strong Faiths; Many Scriptures are quoted or mentioned; Talks about God & worshiping; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Many Prayers & mentions of Prayers; Mentions of those in the Bible & discussing them; Mentions of Heaven; Mentions of church & strict churches; Many Mentions of worshiping & not being able to worship.


Negative Content- Minor cussing including: three ‘stupid’s; A mention of a string of words that “might be curses.”; A mention of boxed ears; A mention of hanging; Mentions of hunting; Mentions of scalping & Indians; Mentions of killing Indians; Mentions of pirates; Mentions of seasickness & throwing up; Mentions of illnesses & death; Mentions of drownings & beatings (barely-above-not-detailed).


Sexual Content- A couple mentions of a young couple staring & blushing at each other.

-Sarah Smythe, age 10
-John Smythe, age 12
                                             P.O.V. switches between them
                                         Set in 1620
                         138 pages (also available in a collection with three other Sisters in Time books.)

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My personal Rating-
Good historical book with string faiths! The only thing that bothered me was that the name is “Sarah’s New World”, but it seemed more like John’s New World, due to having his POV much more than his sister’s POV.


That that wraps up Pre-Teen Week! I hope you all enjoyed it and I’ll see y’all on Monday!


*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.