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Winds of September
Mama is gone and ten-year-old July has been sent to live in Plevna with grandparents she has never met. She is the new girl in school, and Priscilla, the classroom “princess,” makes adjusting difficult. “God tells us to turn the other cheek,” Gramps says. But for July these words of wisdom seem like climbing a mountain too tall for her, especially when her new teacher is replaced by an old enemy. July soon finds herself in court when that awful Mrs. Drunyon, “The Dragon,” again insists that July has stolen her wedding ring. Mama had given July this ring before she died. What if the court does not believe her and finds July guilty of theft?
152 pages, Paperback
Published December 15, 2016
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July 13, 2023
Number of pages: 145
Genre: Historical Fiction
Series: Book #2 in the Calendar Series
Age recommendation: 9-13
Summary: July just moved in with her grandparents, and is now starting at a new school. When Priscilla Overton, the class princess, sees her talking with another student, Franklin, she thinks July is stealing her boy, and determines to make life miserable for July if she won't stay away from him.
My thoughts: This is the second book in a series (I couldn’t find the first one), but it was fine to read as a stand-alone. There were definitely a few things from the first book that would have made more sense/were spoiled when I read this book, but it still made sense when I read it.
I enjoyed this story. It was really interesting and I liked the message about turning the other cheek and loving one’s enemies. (For the record I just want to say that turning the other cheek does not mean you have to take responsibility for the wrong stuff other people do, and God does not expect us to let others abuse us as is implied in the story). Although July was not a perfect example of turning the other cheek, she really wanted to please God and she turns to Him for strength and help to treat others right even when they mistreat her, which I admired.
The ending in my opinion is a little far-fetched, however I don’t think that would matter to the intended age group the book was written for. It was a very happy ending and it gave an example of doing a really hard thing because it pleased God and was the right thing to do.
There were two things Gramps said about God that I didn’t exactly like. Number one, he talked about manifesting God - meaning to feel His presence. I think it’s good to be close to God and feel His presence, I just don’t love calling it manifesting Him because it makes me think of people trying to become gods themselves, or saying that everything has a part of God inside them or some other weird idea about God. That is not at all what the book is trying to say, it’s just what the word makes me think of so I wish the author had said it differently. The other thing I didn’t like was when Gramps said “If we have this meeting in Gods house He will be in charge and I will be speaking for Him” (page 48). Again, it’s not a huge deal, I just think we need to be careful when we say we’re speaking on God’s behalf. It is dangerous to put words in God’s mouth.
Overall, it was a good book that I would recommend!
My personal rating: 4/5 stars.
Link to blog: https://karinaschristianreads.wordpre...
Genre: Historical Fiction
Series: Book #2 in the Calendar Series
Age recommendation: 9-13
Summary: July just moved in with her grandparents, and is now starting at a new school. When Priscilla Overton, the class princess, sees her talking with another student, Franklin, she thinks July is stealing her boy, and determines to make life miserable for July if she won't stay away from him.
My thoughts: This is the second book in a series (I couldn’t find the first one), but it was fine to read as a stand-alone. There were definitely a few things from the first book that would have made more sense/were spoiled when I read this book, but it still made sense when I read it.
I enjoyed this story. It was really interesting and I liked the message about turning the other cheek and loving one’s enemies. (For the record I just want to say that turning the other cheek does not mean you have to take responsibility for the wrong stuff other people do, and God does not expect us to let others abuse us as is implied in the story). Although July was not a perfect example of turning the other cheek, she really wanted to please God and she turns to Him for strength and help to treat others right even when they mistreat her, which I admired.
The ending in my opinion is a little far-fetched, however I don’t think that would matter to the intended age group the book was written for. It was a very happy ending and it gave an example of doing a really hard thing because it pleased God and was the right thing to do.
There were two things Gramps said about God that I didn’t exactly like. Number one, he talked about manifesting God - meaning to feel His presence. I think it’s good to be close to God and feel His presence, I just don’t love calling it manifesting Him because it makes me think of people trying to become gods themselves, or saying that everything has a part of God inside them or some other weird idea about God. That is not at all what the book is trying to say, it’s just what the word makes me think of so I wish the author had said it differently. The other thing I didn’t like was when Gramps said “If we have this meeting in Gods house He will be in charge and I will be speaking for Him” (page 48). Again, it’s not a huge deal, I just think we need to be careful when we say we’re speaking on God’s behalf. It is dangerous to put words in God’s mouth.
Overall, it was a good book that I would recommend!
My personal rating: 4/5 stars.
Link to blog: https://karinaschristianreads.wordpre...
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