"Follow Our Leader" by Vicki Watson

About this book:

  “Rosie can't wait for The Great Adventure - the family's first summer camp at Sonrise Stable! However the week presents several unanticipated challenges with the possibility of losing old friends - human and equine, becoming a role model to a rambunctious young camper, and facing persecution from an unexpected source. Through it all, Rosie learns valuable lessons about following Christ, whether His path leads to the mountaintop or through a valley.”


Series: Book #6 in the “Sonrise Stable” series. (Book #1’s review Here! Book #2’s review Here! Book #3’s review Here! Book #4’s review Here! Book #5’s review Here!)

Spiritual Content- Matthew 16:24 & 1 Corinthians 11:1 at the beginning; Lots of Witnessing; Many Bible lessons & discussions; Many talks about God, following & being a Christian; Talks about heaven, hell & eternity; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Many Scriptures are quoted & discussed; Many Prayers & Blessings over food; Mentions of Bibles & Bible reading; Mentions of those in the Bible; Mentions of church; A hymn is sung, written & mentioned; Billy doesn’t think God can love him (lots of witnessing to him, too!).

           

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘rats’ and three ‘stupid’s; Horse manure, vet stuff & colic (semi-detailed); A couple mentions of cheating & abused horses; A couple mentions of past horses that have died (barely-above-not-detailed); A couple mentions of eating animals & vegetarians.

Sexual Content- N/A

-Rosie, 10/11

                               P.O.V. of Rosie
                                       130 pages

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My personal Rating-

{Add ½ a star for horse lovers}

All these books have great lessons in them, and this one was filled with Spiritual Content! Lots and lots of witnessing & discussions. I’m sure many horse lovers will enjoy this series! I thought this one was the last book, but I’m happy to find out it’s not! :)

See y’all on Friday with another 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.

*I received this book for free from the Author for this honest review.

"Outward Appearances" by Vicki Watson

About this book:

  “When the first boarders arrive, Rosie realizes working at the family stable will be more difficult than she anticipated. The extra horses aren’t the problem however; it’s one of the boarders that Rosie can’t get along with. When Grandma explains 1 Samuel 16:7 to the girls, Rosie struggles to see how the verse applies. It takes an annoying boarder, a blind horse, and an extreme race to teach Rosie that while man looks at outward appearances, God looks at the heart.”


Series: Book #5 in the “Sonrise Stable” series. (Book #1’s review Here! Book #2’s review Here! Book #3’s review Here! Book #4’s review Here!)

Spiritual Content- 1 Samuel 16:7 at the beginning (and quoted & discussed later); Scriptures are quoted, mentioned & discussed; Prayers; Talks about God & judging; Many talks & discussions about those in the Bible; ‘H’ are capital when referring to God; Mentions of sermons, preachers & church;

*Note: A mention of the horse evaluation lesson featured in Book #3 in this series.

           

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘dad-burned’, and five ‘idiot’s; Many talks about & mentions of tattoos & piercings; Katrina is rude to a young African-American girl because the girl claimed that her grandfather was a jockey; A couple mentions of the Civil War & slavery; Mentions of when Sparrow the cat was shot (barely-above-not-detailed); A mention of vet recommending to euthanize a horse because the horse is blind (the owner did not follow that suggestion); A mention of tobacco juice; A mention of cheating; 

Sexual Content- Billy has a bit of a crush on Hannah; A mention of a girl whose mother left.

-Rosie, 10/11

                               P.O.V. of Rosie
                                       129 pages

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My personal Rating-

Just like the previous books in this series, “Outward Appearances” was a good book with great lessons. While reading this, I learned that some horses like peppermints! Huh, I never knew that! :)

See y’all on Monday with another 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.

*I received this book for free from the Author for this review.

"Tender Mercies" by Vicki Watson {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 Three of this quarters’!} {Day 1 Here!} {Day 2 Here!}

 

About this book:

  “When Rosie, Carrie, and Grandma are asked to help out at Last Chance Corral, a horse and foal rescue, Rosie is shocked when she experiences firsthand how cruel some people can be to animals. During the week at Last Chance, the girls learn that the God who knows when a sparrow falls to the ground works through the kindness of others to provide for the animals He created. For the foals, and the girls, Last Chance Corral is a life-changing experience.
  Tender Mercies is the fourth book in the Sonrise Stable series - the heartwarming, continuing story of an extended homeschooling family as they live, learn, and love together. Mixing adventure, life lessons, and realistic horse experiences, the series is a must for readers who enjoy family values, Christian faith, and, of course, horses!”


Series: Book #4 in the “Sonrise Stable” series. (Book #1’s review Here! Book #2’s review Here! Book #3’s review Here!)

Spiritual Content- Proverbs 12:10 at the beginning (and quoted later); A few Scriptures are quoted & mentioned; Prayers; ‘H’ are capital when referring to God (expect with the Scriptures, being quoted in KJV); Mentions of those in the Bible.

           

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘oh my word’; Scrubbing foals’ hindquarters (borderline barely-above-not-detailed // semi-detailed); Mentions of dead & injured horses (semi-detailed); Mentions of foals being killed for their hinds & meat; Mentions of cats who are shot with arrows (Rose finds a cat that has been shot in the leg, the cat ends up okay, but it’s a traumatic experience); Mentions of cruel people; Mentions of cheating;  

Sexual Content- N/A

-Rosie, 10/11

                               P.O.V. of Rosie (& 1^st person, uh, horse POV of a foal in 11 chapters!)
                                       123 pages

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My personal Rating-

{Girls sensitive to animals might want to skip this one due to the mentions of animal abuse.}

I liked “Clothed With Thunder” much better this one due to the content in “Tender Mercies”. Animal abuse—and even mentions of it—isn’t a very easy thing to read. I really recommend a parent read this book prior to the girl reading it due to the topics. It would open up discussion and possibly even a field trip after reading this book.

See y’all tomorrow with a new 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.

*I received this book for free from the Author for this review.