Granddad's Story

by Roger Deloach

Chuck, Denny, Sam and Jess begin their GREATEST adventure ever when their imaginary exploit trips over reality buried in the ground. Riches are in their future! What they didn't count on was the cost...

"Granddad's Story" draws a definitive line between temporal and eternal treasure, love of self and love for others, living in this world and living in the kingdom of heaven. This simple story provides a clear presentation of the gospel that will relate to boys and girls alike. Although written for ages eight through twelve, "Granddad's Story" can be enjoyed by any age for individual or family reading. Points of discussion become obvious in a family setting. Opportunity to share God's word becomes a joy.

My hope is that "Granddad's Story" will become one more implement in your belt of tools to help share the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ with the children in your life.

101 pages, Paperback

Published November 1, 2015

About the author

I love to write. Writing allows me the time to hone and craft a sentence until it reads the way I would like it to be heard if it had been spoken. I try hard to write in a manner that would cause the reader to pause and consider. My books are "real life" fiction. The characters are people the reader may know. The goal is to leave the reader challenged in Christ and to draw the reader to scripture for the answer to that challenge.

I am a husband, a father of three, and a grandfather of eight. Other interests lie in classic cars and music. But there is really only one thing I want known about me...Jesus died in my place!

Reviews

[Barbara Tsipouras]

Blessed are children who have a granddad like Jess telling them stories like this.

For those who don't have such a granddad this is an excellent book, full of spiritual truth about the Kingdom of God, with just enough suspense to keep them reading.

This treasure hunt is something special and should be read as early as possible because older kids and young adults might find it too preachy, whereas grownups like me will remember their youth and enjoy the touching second part.

[Haley Durfee]

🗺 Adventure
😁 Clean kids' story

A cute book with big truths for kids.

Content:
None

[Chris]

When Granddad tells a story to his grandkids, it's always some tall tale, but not this time. Granddad tells his grandkids a story of the greatest treasure hunt he and his friends ever went on, one summer back when there was Penny Candy.

When Sam trips over an old strongbox partially buried in the woods while she and her three friends are playing pretend Detectives chasing down bank robbers, the pretend game suddenly gets very real. The old strongbox contains directions to a treasure buried nearly a century earlier, if only they can find it.

They begin their hunt the next morning, not realizing that the treasure they are destined to find is better than anything they could have ever imagined.

Granddad's story begins with all the old flair of Peggy Parish's 'Key To The Treasure', and Deloach takes the reader back masterfully in a time machine to a simpler time of bicycles and lemonade afternoons in a small rural town.

Content:
This book is kid-friendly, no violence, language, or adult content of any kind. It's targeted for 8-12 year olds and is certainly good for that range. It covers issues like bullying, greed, and cliques. It is unapologetically Christian. I gave it 5 of 5. I received a copy of this book for my honest review.

[Kristin Spencer]

I thought this book was sweet. It was exciting to hear the story from the grandfather’s perspective, and what a story! I do have two small criticisms of this book. The first is that the grandfather telling the story is Jess, which was not obvious. I had to go back and reread that several times to make sure. That is not a spoiler, but is an important part of the story. The second is that sometimes the characters sound like adults instead of 11-year-olds. I found this to be especially true with Chuck’s dialogue. There were some things that I thought were too coincidental, but in the end they made sense. This is a fun book that I would gladly let my 9-year-old read. I’m sure she will love it! Thank you Roger Deloach for such a heart warming tale.

This book is totally clean. I didn’t anything even remotely bordering on edgy or inappropriate.

I received a free copy of this book for an honest review.

[Michael Powell]

Granddaddy's Story by Roger DeLoach reminds me of Goonies the first part of the book and reads like a Sunday school lesson the second half. I think that this is a book parents would enjoy reading their children to open their eyes to the wonderful adventure we all have an opportunity to live when we follow Christ. In Granddaddy's Story we find our own story. I did find myself wishing that the story would single in on one character and just be told from their point of view, but it was also helpful to know what every character was thinking, especially during the Bible Club sections. I would recommend this book as something you could read a chapter or half chapter at a time to kids ages 6-10.

[Diana]

Wonderful story that captures you in the beginning and keeps you involved until the very end. A wonderful book to share with your children and grandchildren to start their journey of faith. Touches on sharing and bullying, which makes this a good all-around book for all. I was given a copy of this book for my honest opinion.