"Rosie and Scamper" 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 One Here!} {Day Two Here!}

About this book:

  “While learning to ride at Sonrise Stable, eight-year-old Rosie dreams of the horse shows she will win with her pony, Jet. Two years later, nothing is exactly the way Rose planned it – she’s riding a new pony, Scamper, and learning that life isn’t always easy. But it’s as Rosie reaches out to the new girl next door that she truly begins to see that God works all things together for good in our lives.
  The Sonrise Stable series is 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 #1 in the “Sonrise Stable” series.

Spiritual Content- Reading the Christmas story from Luke; Many Scriptures are quoted, mentioned or talked about; Talks about God; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; A mention of Church going; Singing Draw Me Close around a campfire; *Spoiler* Near the End, Carrie asks God into her heart. *End of Spoiler*

       

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘rats’ and a ‘twerp’; A mention of a dog or coyote being trampled to death by a horse (no details); A horse dies (no details); A horse is whipped (no details).

Sexual Content- N/A

-Rosie, age 8 (chapters 1-4) then age 10 (chapter 5 to end)
                                             P.O.V. switches between Rosie, Carrie & Grandma
                                                     134 pages

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What a good book! Perfect for horse lovers and super clean for young readers, plus all the Spiritual Content was great! With illustrations inside, I think it would even be good for new readers! :)

See y’all Tomorrow with another 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.

"Who Mandie?" by Lois Gladys Leppard {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 Two of this quarters’!} {Day One Here!} 

About this book:

  “Nine-year-old Mandie Shaw knows that cats don't just appear out of nowhere, especially in the woods near her family's log cabin. But when Mandie and her good friend Joe hear a soft meow on their way home from school, they soon discover that's exactly what has happened. Who would leave a cat alone in the woods? And will finding the answer mean Mandie will have to give up the first pet she's ever had?”


Series: Book #1 in “Young Mandie Mysteries” series. {This is connected to the original Mandie series, Mandie is younger in this series but this series was written later. Also is a bit confusing for those who have read the Mandie series first.}

Spiritual Content- N/A

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘dumb’; The Shaw’s horse is named “Dangit”; a dead rat (barely-above-not-detailed).

Sexual Content- Irene has a crush on Tommy.

-Amanda “Mandie” Shaw, age 9
                                             P.O.V. of Mandie
                                               Set in 1897                                    

                                                118 pages (with a craft)

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I read the original Mandie series way before I started this blog and I loved them! (I’ll start reviewing those soon!) But, compared to that series, this series (Young Mandie Mysteries) there was some things that didn’t add up...like Mandie’s stepmother (In the first Mandie book, she’s the typical evil stepmother but with this book she’s...wonderful...? Still scratching my head on that.) When you don’t compare the two, this was a good, cute mystery that sadly didn’t have any Spiritual Content.

See y’all Tomorrow with another 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.

"Isabel's Secret" by Jan May {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 One of this quarters’!}

  About this book:

  “Isabel is a spirited eleven year old girl who lives on Angel Ridge Horse Ranch in the little town of Misty Springs, Colorado. "Winners never quit and quitters never win, for I serve the mighty God that lives deep within!" This has been her faith motto since she was three years old. Can her faith help her beat Kip Johnson in the bare back race this Thanksgiving, even though she's a girl? Will it help her uncover the family secret that Grandmother Biltmore never wants her to find out? Will she survive "girl" camp? Follow Isabel and her lovable horse, Starlight, on a wonderful adventure in faith and find out in this chapter book for girls ages 8-12.”


Series: Book #1 in “The Millennium Girls” series.

Spiritual Content- Scriptures are quoted; Talks about God; Isabel prays & thanks God; Two mentions of The Great Spirit; A mention of the Last Supper; Isabel’s motto is “Winners never quit and quitters never win, because I serve the mighty God that lives deep within!” (it’s said around five times); Christmas & O Come, All Ye Faithful is sung.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘crummy’, a ‘geesh’, a ‘rats’ and a ‘stupid’; Amanda is snooty & rude; Gran doesn’t like Isabel’s father (because he’s part Indian).

Sexual Content- N/A

-Isabel Morningsky, age 11-soon-to-be-12 (though she’s born in 1998 and this book was published in 2011)
                                             P.O.V. of Isabel
                                       104 pages (with writing tips, a recipes, a craft & blizzard tips)

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This was a cute book! Girls who have read the American Girl Saige books (or seen the movie) will definitely like this one! (Maybe even more because of the Spiritual Content in “Isabel’s Secret”!) My only note is that both Isabel & her BFF, Holly, both have cell-phones at age 11/12...which now that I think about it is probably normal in the Public School scene! I thought the extra stuff in the back was super fun and am looking forward to reading the rest in this series! :)

See y’all Tomorrow with another 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.