A Stand at Sinai

by Hope Auer, Mike Slaton (Illustrator)

Jarah, Ezra, Ada, Eitan and all our other friends from A Cry From Egypt join us again in one of the most thrilling eras in history. A Stand At Sinai takes the Israelites from the crossing of the Red Sea, through battles with the Amalekites, an Israelite wedding (wonder who?), the giving of the Ten Commandments - and the temptation of the Golden Calf.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Biblical Fiction, Childrens

366 pages, Paperback

Published November 19, 2015

Reviews

[Abigail Westbrook · Rating 5 out of 5]

We loved this book as much as the first in the series. The character development was excellent, and it gave us a real feel for what it might have been like to live during the days of the Exodus and subsequent wilderness journeys. It was a great complement to our ancient history homeschool studies, and I appreciated that the author included historical information and sources in the back. The book could benefit from some editing, I think, but it still was a great pick for our family read-aloud (kids ages 5, 6, and 9). We are looking forward to book three!

[Julia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book! Even better than the first one! I cried a lot! Hope Auer is a captivating writer with a lot of talent!

[Evie Hix · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have to admit I didn’t love this book. I felt like the problems repeated throughout the book. The main character’s inner conflict about liking a boy was interesting at first until she had the same thoughts about it so many time. The father’s turn to sin felt very sudden and didn’t match his faith in the first book. Also the fact that a little girl was present at every event portrayed in the Bible seems unrealistic, but I understand why she did that.

[Amy Meyers · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was better than the first one, but still a bit lacking in maturity of writing style and credibility. (LOTS of boys and girls sobbing...) It could use good editing, for both writing style and some incorrect word choices.

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read to Micah for a cycle 1 read aloud. It was pretty sad and Micah, especially, did not look forward to our time reading it because of the sadness and repetitive nature. I found it interesting to picture life in the desert, but once was enough for me. :)

[Becca Avila · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just absolutely LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This book. Hope Auer is such a good writer.
I don’t have very much to say other than I jut think this book is great. I like the little romance that she adds in.
It gives me such a good idea on how and what happened in Exodus.

[Carolyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like this book and how Eitan and Ada get married but I don’t like that there father almost abandoned them and that Eitan is left in charge. While I read this book and especially at this part I thought that Ennis was the thief and I could not believe that there father started gambling with his evil friends, I also thought that Jarah was in love with Ezra and I thought that Reia was not going to become friends with Jarah. I like how funny Tirzah is in this story.

[Dawn Reynolds · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love her books