Monday, January 29, 2018

"Day Dreams and Movie Screens" by Alena Pitts



About this book:

  “Join Lena in her next adventure.
  Lena Daniels is just figuring out how to manage her new fame as a movie star, and get her life back to “normal”, when she finds out she’s hitting the road on a bus tour to promote the film she was just in with her favorite music star, Mallory Winston. On a whirlwind tour, sharing her experiences and faith with others, Lena faces fun adventures and a few challenges she never expected, while learning to step outside of her comfort zone and follow the path God has for her life.”


Series: Book #2 in the “Lena in the Spotlight” series. Review of Book #1 Here!


Spiritual Content- Scriptures are mentioned, quoted, read, talked about, & discussed; Bible reading & studying; Many Prayers & Letters to God; A bit of witnessing; Many talks about God, trusting Him, Bible reading, & praying; Most ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Many mentions of God, His plans, trusting Him, & God given gifts; Many mentions of prayers & praying; Many mentions of Bibles, Bible reading, & devotions; Mentions of those & events in the Bible; Mentions of thanking God; Mentions of churches & church going; Mentions of sharing a testimony; A few mentions of blessings & being blessed.


Negative Content- A mention of people partying “in a bad way”;
             *Note: A couple mentions of brand-name clothing.


Sexual Content- A couple mentions of a married couple embracing (a daughter says “ew” both times).

-Lena Daniels, 6th grade
                                1st person P.O.V. of Lena
                                                        146 pages

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My personal Rating-

I truly think I enjoyed this second book even a bit better than the first! Full of faith content and discussions easy enough for the target age of Pre-Teens to understand, it was all lovely. I honestly think it would be so much fun to babysit Lena and her siblings….just to get all their names down would be a fun trick! ;)


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, January 26, 2018

"Mandie and the Tornado!" by Lois Gladys Leppard



About this book:

  “Mandie arrives home for spring break with a mystery already in progress. She is determined to find out who is hiding in the dilapidated house on the Shaw property.”


Series: Book #34 in “Mandie” series. (To read the reviews of the previous books in this series, click the number to be taken to that review:
#1! #2! #3! #4! #5! #6! #7! #8! #9! #10! #11! #12! #13! #14! #15! #16! #17! #18! #19! #20! #21! #22! #23! #24! #25! #26! #27! #28! #29! #30! #31! #32! and #33!) {There also is the “Young Mandie Mystery” series, (Book #1 review Here and Book #2 review Here!) but they do not connect together well.}


Spiritual Content- A Scripture is mentioned, quoted, & prayed twice; A few Prayers; Mentions of God; A few mentions of thanking God; A few mentions of churches & church going; A couple mentions of prayers & praying; A couple mentions of a Bible study; A couple mentions of a missionary; A mention of Uncle Ned referring to Heaven as the “happy hunting ground”;
*Note: A few mentions of ghosts.


Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘dumb’ and five ‘shuck’s; A tornado & high winds (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of tornadoes & someone hurt in one; A few mentions of outlaws; A few mentions of a possible fire; A few mentions of when a cat almost died; A couple mentions of the smell of something dead; A mention of spankings.


Sexual Content- A bit of holding hands; A few Blushes; A bit of noticing a handsome boy & feeling shy around him; Mentions of Mandie & Joe possibly marrying when they’re older; A couple mentions of embraces & blushes.

-Amanda “Mandie” Shaw, age 14
                                   P.O.V. of Mandie
                                              Set in 1903
                         124 pages (also available in a collection with two other Mandie books.)

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My personal Rating-
Forget what I said, this one is now memorable. Mandie & Joe. Joe & Mandie! That’s all we need to know about this one, right? Mannnnndie & Joooooe! :D
Fangirl’s little shipper heart aside, I honestly don’t remember this one, but it was a good one! It’s getting more and more bittersweet as we get closer to the end of this series!


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.