"Sophie's Secret" by Nancy Rue

About this book:

  “Sophie and her friends launch an “archaeological expedition” and make a disturbing discovery. Sophie keeps digging to uncover a shocking family secret. In light of this new revelation, will she ever be able to trust her parents again?”


Series: Book #2 in “Sophie” series. Review of the first book Here! (This series is part of the Faithgirlz line.)


Spiritual Content- 2 Corinthians 4:18 at the beginning; Scriptures are read, remembered, & thought over; Prayers & Talking to God & Jesus; Bible reading & learning about Jesus; Talks about God, Jesus, & obeying; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Sophie tries to imagine Jesus when she’s upset; Sophie gets mad at God & Jesus, but later gets over it; Many mentions of God & Jesus; Mentions of Bible reading & digging into Scriptures and Jesus’ past; Mentions of those & events in the Bible; Mentions of church going; A few mentions of the first Christmas.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘give a rip’, a ‘moron’, two ‘shut up’s, and two forms of ‘stupid’; Sophie can have an attitude & sass towards her parents and other authority figures including tuning out what they say; Mean girls, their comments, & drama; Mentions of a Slam Book (a notebook where mean things are written about others and passed around); Mentions of mean and rude girls & rumors; Mentions of eye rolling, sass, & attitudes; Mentions of lies & lying; A few mentions of wars & injuries; A few mentions of graveyards & bodies; A few mentions of wanting to/asking if they should fight with someone; A few mentions of jealousy; A couple mentions of diarrhea; A mention of robbing a bank; A mention of PG-13 movies;

             *Note: A few mentions of McDonald's; A few mentions of Dillard’s; A mention of a TV show (Law and Order).

Sexual Content- a ‘babe’; A few mentions of dates & dating; A couple mentions of comments of a statue by Sophie’s sister and aunt; A mention of talking about boys;

             *Note: Many mentions of developing, breasts, bras, not having any measurements in that area, wrong sized bras, padded bras, lingerie, & mean girls also talk about sizes; A few mentions of underwear; A couple mentions of a young girl wearing a mini-skirt; A couple mentions of young girls putting on make-up & calling boys.

-Sophie LaCroix, age 11
                                  P.O.V. of Sophie
                                                        128 pages

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My personal Rating-

While I really enjoyed the first book in this series, I found myself quite disappointed in this sequel. Young adoptees should have a parent read first or read along with them due to the plot of Sophie panicking that she was adopted. Also due to other content, I would really recommend an adult read first if there is any hesitation on giving it to a daughter or young girl.

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.

"Here's Lily!" by Nancy Rue

About this book:

  “Grow with the spirited, sometimes awkward, but always charming Lily as she learns what real beauty is.
  In this fun, entertaining story, readers meet awkward sixth grader Lily Robbins who, after receiving a compliment about her looks from a woman in the modeling business, becomes obsessed with her appearance and with becoming a model. As she sets her sights on winning the model search fashion show, she exchanges her rock and feather collection for lip gloss, fashion magazines, and a private “club” with her closest friends. But when the unthinkable happens the night before the fashion show, Lily learns a valuable lesson about real beauty.”


Series: Book #1 in “Lily” series. {Part of the “Faithgirlz” line}

Spiritual Content- Prayers; Talks about God, God-confidence & what He wants us to do; ‘H’s are not capital when referring to God; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers & blessings over food; A few mentions of Church; A mention of dcTalk and Newsboys;

*Note: A mention of people who see visions.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘dumb’, a ‘hush up’, a ‘sissy’, three forms of ‘duh’, three forms of ‘shut up’ and six ‘stupid’s; Eye rolling; A bit of sarcasm; Many mentions of hateful boys & all their teasing; Mentions of pain & burns; A couple mentions of lashes/spankings; A couple mentions of kissing up to someone; A mention of wetting a pair of pants by laughing so hard; A mention of gas.

             *Note: A mention of Girl Scouts; A couple mentions of J.C. Penny’s and the Gap.

Sexual Content- A mean boy picks on Lily (her hair, skin color, weight. When comparing Lily to some models in a magazine, he says “too fat to be her, too snotty to be her, too ugly to be her.”); A mention of hormones; A mention of the saying that if a boy picks on a girl that must mean he likes her; A few mentions of boy-crazy girls at Lily’s school; two ‘chick’s;

              *Note: One of Lily’s brothers hit her bottom with a basketball (not necessarily on purpose), then her other brother says she has plenty of padding back there; A few mentions of fannies/buns; A couple mentions of boy’s boxer shorts.

-Lilianna “Lily” Robbins, age 11
                                   P.O.V. of Lily

                                      128 pages

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{Add 1-2 stars for girls in Public School and/or dealing with bullies}

Oooh weee! I just wanted to hug sweet Lily and go all big sister on that Shad! Honestly, I wanted some adult to call him out on his behavior. He annoyed me, to say the least. I am quite proud of Lily & how she handled everything at the end. (Hush, y’all, I know she the book is fiction, but there’s still some good lessons on God-confidence in this little book. ;) )

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.

"Sophie's World" by Nancy Rue {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 Day Four of this quarters’!} {Day 1 Here!} {Day 2 Here!} {Day 3 Here!}

About this book:

  “When future film director Sophie LaCroix visits Williamsburg, Virginia, her imagination sends her straight into the eighteenth century. An unlikely heroine, Sophie s forced to use her new-found war tactics to foil a heinous plot and save a friend from impending humiliation by the popular girls.”


Series: Book #1 in “Sophie” series. (Which is part of the Faithgirlz line)

Spiritual Content- 2 Corinthians 4:18 at the beginning; Many Prayers, Blessings over food & Talking to Jesus; Sophie thinks about Jesus & tries to imagine Him; Talks about Jesus, talking to Him & Him answering; ‘H’s are not capital when referring to Jesus; Mentions of Church going; Mentions of the Bible;

*Note: Sophie’s sister calls her “an alien from Planet Weird”.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: three ‘shut up’s and four ‘stupid’s; There is also a few ‘lame’s and ‘loser’s; Instead of her name, Maggie is called ‘maggot’ by some boys; A bit of sarcasm; A counselor is referred to as a shrink; Popular girls voice that they think Sophie is weird; Sophie says she hates school & it hates her; A mention of cigarette smoke; Friendships & drama.

Sexual Content- N/A

-Sophie LaCroix, age 11
                                             P.O.V. of Sophie

                                                       125 pages

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My personal Rating-

{Add a full star for girls in Public or Private School}

Okay, this was really cute! I want to babysit Sophie—she’s so fun! I’m very impressed with all the Spiritual Content (though, I do wish all the ‘H’s were capital) and while it was pretty public school-y, it didn’t feel over the top like some other Pre-Teen books I’ve read in the past. There was also a good amount of history in “Sophie’s World” as well, which was nice!

See y’all Tomorrow with the last Pre-Teen Week 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.