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A review by lmbartelt
Darien's Rise by Paul McCusker
4.0
I don't have a lot of experience with Adventures in Odyssey, which is loosely tied to this series of books. In Darien's Rise, the first installment of the Passages series, a couple of adults discover and read an old story one of them found in a trunk from an estate sale. The story is about two kids who find an old house in the woods and are supernaturally transported to another place and time.
What's cool about this story is that it's based on a story from the Bible. In this case, it's based on parts of the life of King David.
I haven't read a lot of middle grade fiction, but I really enjoyed this book. It is well-written and the parallels are not obvious but also not so subtle that you have to have studied the Old Testament in depth to know it.
The books are promoted as a fresh look at familiar stories, and I would agree with that label. I'm looking forward to reading more of these.
What's cool about this story is that it's based on a story from the Bible. In this case, it's based on parts of the life of King David.
I haven't read a lot of middle grade fiction, but I really enjoyed this book. It is well-written and the parallels are not obvious but also not so subtle that you have to have studied the Old Testament in depth to know it.
The books are promoted as a fresh look at familiar stories, and I would agree with that label. I'm looking forward to reading more of these.