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morgangiesbrecht's review
3.0
I’m torn in rating this. My eight-year-old self (target audience) probably have enjoyed these books. My present self (not target audience) really struggled through this story.
Middle Grade isn’t my preferred audience in general. The writing style & dialogue are very old fashioned and frankly rather stilted and unnatural.
There are some lovely Christian themes & lessons woven in. The mystery/adventure isn’t anything spectacular and a bit far fetched. But, again, for the target audience it would probably be enjoyable. (I remember they were all the rage in our local Christian bookstore when I was growing up, but for some reason I never read them at that time.)
I’ll probably hang onto these books and maybe try to tackle them again when I’m in a different reading mood.
Middle Grade isn’t my preferred audience in general. The writing style & dialogue are very old fashioned and frankly rather stilted and unnatural.
There are some lovely Christian themes & lessons woven in. The mystery/adventure isn’t anything spectacular and a bit far fetched. But, again, for the target audience it would probably be enjoyable. (I remember they were all the rage in our local Christian bookstore when I was growing up, but for some reason I never read them at that time.)
I’ll probably hang onto these books and maybe try to tackle them again when I’m in a different reading mood.
sean67's review
3.0
Book six of the Mandie series sees a shorter story and arguably the weakest entry so far.
There is a bit of a formula now, especially near the end, Mandie realising where she went wrong, Ned giving her advice and Mandie seeking forgiveness and pledging to do better.
The good thing is the books are flowing along and in a continuous time line, I hope we see her get to get older as well.
There is a bit of a formula now, especially near the end, Mandie realising where she went wrong, Ned giving her advice and Mandie seeking forgiveness and pledging to do better.
The good thing is the books are flowing along and in a continuous time line, I hope we see her get to get older as well.
samanthas_bookshelf's review
5.0
The gold Mandie and her friends found continues to cause trouble as the hospital is built. When mysterious vandalism leads to a kidnapping, Mandie is stuck trying to rescue one of her dearest friends before its too late.
So much going on in one little story! Between the vandalism, kidnapping, and Mandie learning important life lessons, readers will be on the edge of their seat through every twist and turn
So much going on in one little story! Between the vandalism, kidnapping, and Mandie learning important life lessons, readers will be on the edge of their seat through every twist and turn
booksforchristiangirls's review
3.0
{Welcome to Pre-Teen Week! Every quarter we’re going to try to do a full week dedicated to finding great Christian books for girls ages 8/9-12 every week day! This is Day Two of this quarters’!} {Day 1 Here!}
About this book:
“A Cherokee superstition seems to have come back to haunt Mandie and her friends the gold they discovered has been donated to build a new hospital, but something or someone is tearing down the walls as fast as they can be built. The guard posted to watch the site is knocked out, tied up and blindfolded.
Will Mandie be able to find her friend Joe? Will Mandie and Sallie be rescued from their kidnappers? Will Mandie learn her lesson about jumping to conclusions?”
Series: Book #6 in “Mandie” series. (Read the reviews of: #1 Here! #2 Here! #3 Here! #4 Here! And #5 Here!) {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- Hebrews 11:1 at the beginning; Talks about God; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Prayers & a Blessing over food; A couple Scriptures are quoted, mentioned, and prayed; a Mention of what the Bible talks about; Uncle Ned refers to Heaven as “happy hunting ground”;
*Note: Mentions of Cherokee gods, curses, spirits, bad luck & a medicine man.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘shut up’; April is still mad/rude to Mandie & Celia; Tsa’ni doesn’t like white people and acts out.
Sexual Content- Joe gets jealous when Dimar & Tommy are there as all three boys have crushes on Mandie; A Mention of Joe & Mandie marrying when they’re older.
-Amanda “Mandie” Shaw, age 12
P.O.V. of (mostly) Mandie
Set in 1900
121 pages (also available in a collection with four other Mandie books.)
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Pre Teens- Four Stars
New Teens- Four Stars
Early High School Teens- Four Stars
Older High School Teens- Three Stars
My personal Rating- Three Stars
{Ratings are lowered as ages get higher due to the simple plot.}
This wasn’t my favorite Mandie book, but it was still good. :)
*See my thought on this series versus the younger series, Here!
Link to review:
http://booksforchristiangirls.blogspot.com/2015/09/mandie-and-medicine-man-by-lois-gladys.html
*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.
About this book:
“A Cherokee superstition seems to have come back to haunt Mandie and her friends the gold they discovered has been donated to build a new hospital, but something or someone is tearing down the walls as fast as they can be built. The guard posted to watch the site is knocked out, tied up and blindfolded.
Will Mandie be able to find her friend Joe? Will Mandie and Sallie be rescued from their kidnappers? Will Mandie learn her lesson about jumping to conclusions?”
Series: Book #6 in “Mandie” series. (Read the reviews of: #1 Here! #2 Here! #3 Here! #4 Here! And #5 Here!) {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- Hebrews 11:1 at the beginning; Talks about God; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Prayers & a Blessing over food; A couple Scriptures are quoted, mentioned, and prayed; a Mention of what the Bible talks about; Uncle Ned refers to Heaven as “happy hunting ground”;
*Note: Mentions of Cherokee gods, curses, spirits, bad luck & a medicine man.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘shut up’; April is still mad/rude to Mandie & Celia; Tsa’ni doesn’t like white people and acts out.
Sexual Content- Joe gets jealous when Dimar & Tommy are there as all three boys have crushes on Mandie; A Mention of Joe & Mandie marrying when they’re older.
-Amanda “Mandie” Shaw, age 12
P.O.V. of (mostly) Mandie
Set in 1900
121 pages (also available in a collection with four other Mandie books.)
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Pre Teens- Four Stars
New Teens- Four Stars
Early High School Teens- Four Stars
Older High School Teens- Three Stars
My personal Rating- Three Stars
{Ratings are lowered as ages get higher due to the simple plot.}
This wasn’t my favorite Mandie book, but it was still good. :)
*See my thought on this series versus the younger series, Here!
Link to review:
http://booksforchristiangirls.blogspot.com/2015/09/mandie-and-medicine-man-by-lois-gladys.html
*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.
karingforbooks's review
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
As an adult, I know more about the state of Indian law than I did as a kid, so I know it wouldn’t happen like that. But I also know trying to explain Indian law to kids would be complicated at best, so no sense adding it. I do still feel like Mandie and Tsa’ni regress in their relationship at the start of every new book, then progress and regress again. Overall though, I enjoyed this one. Straightforward and touched on topics like racism. Touched on only though, it doesn’t delve into then or deconstruct them.
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