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Matthew's Voyage
A thrilling adventure story about a modern middle school boy who meets Christopher Columbus' rival, John Cabot. Join Matthew to discover friendship, faith and the gripping story of an underappreciated historical figure.
125 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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October 21, 2011
Matthew's Voyage is coming-of-age novel about a young teenage boy struggling to come to terms with his father's death, adjusting to a new town, and finding himself.
It starts off by Matthew's teacher assigning a project about the first explorers of the New World. With the assignment of this project, Matthew begins to have a string of mysterious (and adventurous) dreams that he is on board the Matthew alongside John Cabot.
During Matthew's wild dreams he builds some strong friendships, learns how to love again, and find's God, who had been missing from his life.
I thought the writing style of this novel was superb. This book is obviously geared to young readers and the shift between prose and sailor dialect was amusing and smoothly transitioned.
This is a very light read and captivating enough for young readers. I would say the age range for this book would be anywhere from 10-14.
The only thing I personally didn't like about the book was that it had Bible verses at the beginning of the chapters, in the middle of the text, or references to the greatness of God and Jesus. I think it is one thing to talk about God in reference to how the characters grows, but I sometimes felt that the purpose of the references was almost missionary-like. But that is just my opinion.
I think this book would be an asset in any classroom studying the arrival of Europeans on North America. I also think it would be a good book for children in Bible-study groups looking at novels to review or discuss.
It had a very powerful message about acceptance, relationships, faith, and growing up. The novel starts with Matthew as a stubborn teenager not willing to move on from his father's death, but by the end of the novel he blossoms into a caring and compassionate young man.
This is definitely a great book for boys in transition from elementary school to highschool. I will make my 12 year old brother read it.
Thank you Shannon! :)
It starts off by Matthew's teacher assigning a project about the first explorers of the New World. With the assignment of this project, Matthew begins to have a string of mysterious (and adventurous) dreams that he is on board the Matthew alongside John Cabot.
During Matthew's wild dreams he builds some strong friendships, learns how to love again, and find's God, who had been missing from his life.
I thought the writing style of this novel was superb. This book is obviously geared to young readers and the shift between prose and sailor dialect was amusing and smoothly transitioned.
This is a very light read and captivating enough for young readers. I would say the age range for this book would be anywhere from 10-14.
The only thing I personally didn't like about the book was that it had Bible verses at the beginning of the chapters, in the middle of the text, or references to the greatness of God and Jesus. I think it is one thing to talk about God in reference to how the characters grows, but I sometimes felt that the purpose of the references was almost missionary-like. But that is just my opinion.
I think this book would be an asset in any classroom studying the arrival of Europeans on North America. I also think it would be a good book for children in Bible-study groups looking at novels to review or discuss.
It had a very powerful message about acceptance, relationships, faith, and growing up. The novel starts with Matthew as a stubborn teenager not willing to move on from his father's death, but by the end of the novel he blossoms into a caring and compassionate young man.
This is definitely a great book for boys in transition from elementary school to highschool. I will make my 12 year old brother read it.
Thank you Shannon! :)
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