‘Save the Date’ by Jenny B. Jones – Book Review

I had the great good fortune to read – and enjoy – another new author (new for me). The author is Jenny B. Jones and the book is ‘Save the Date.’

Here is the synopsis of this novel:

You are cordially invited to the wedding of the year with the most unlikely bride and groom. Save the date…and say your prayers.

When the funding for Lucy’s non-profit job is pulled, she is determined to find out why. Enter Alex Sinclair, former professional football star and heir to Sinclair Enterprises – the primary donor to Lucy’s non-profit organization.

Both Lucy and Alex have something the other desperately wants.

Alex has it all…except for the votes he needs to win his bid for Congress. Despite their mutual dislike, Alex makes Lucy a proposition: pose as his fiancée in return for the money she desperately needs. Bound to a man who isn’t quite what he seems. Lucy finds her heart – and her future – on the line.

Save the Date is a spunky romance that will have readers laughing out loud as this dubious pair try to save their careers, their dreams…and maybe even a date.

Here is the biography of this author:

Jenny B. Jones writes Christian Fiction with equal parts wit, sass, and untamed hilarity. When she’s not writing, she’s living it up as a high school teacher In Arkansas. Since she has very little free time, she believers in spending her spare hours in meaningful, intellectual pursuits, such as watching E!, going to the movies and inhaling large buckets of popcorn, and writing her name in the dust on her furniture. She is the four-time Carol Award-winning author of Just Between You and Me, the Charmed Life series for young adults (So Not Happening, I'm So Sure, So Over My Head) plus the Katie Parker Series (In Between, On the Loose, The Big Picture).

I was pleasantly enchanted by the main characters in this book – Lucy Wiltshire and Alex Sinclair. Each of these characters has their quirks – Lucy is a huge Sci-Fi fan and Alex is a former professional football player who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Both initially acted as you’d expect – Lucy was a major league nerd and Alex was very cocky. However, they both came to be loving and charming people.

Here is an early glimpse at the person of Alex Sinclair:

Though the media was having a field day with his life at the moment, Alex wasn’t about to give up. It was a foreign feeling – this losing. He was a conqueror. Just like on the field, he should be able to size up his opponent, zero in on his weakness, and go for the kill. But it wasn’t working. Each day held another setback. Just last week People magazine had run a scathing expose on every alleged bitter girlfriend Alex had ever had. Their group photo had taken up two whole pages. Only part of it had been true – the rest lies and toxic slams on his character…. (p. 17)

Personally, I would steer clear of a man with that reputation!

Lucy decided to move forward with the plan to be Alex’s fiancée in exchange for a large payoff to help save the Saving Grace home. However, she had a hard time adjusting to his lifestyle. Her nerdy/klutzy side came out at the most inopportune times:

Throughout dinner at the Peninsula Grill, she had felt the same unease gnawing on her insides like rabid butterflies desperate for freedom. As Alex had casually made small talk and taken nice even bites of his filet mignon, the enormity of what she had agreed to play out in her head like a late-night movie. And the butterflies only flapped harder. In her defense, it wasn’t Lucy’s fault that the waiter reached for the breadbasket just as her knife slipped. Or that she knocked the water pitcher out of his hand in an attempt to help him. Or that he slipped on the ice and carried the whole tablecloth with him. (p. 71)

I love Jenny’s writing style. Here is her description of Alex; no wonder his nickname was ‘Playboy!’ His looks are contrasted with Lucy’s: 

He looked like he had walked right off a Ralph Lauren runway. Natural chestnut highlights shone in his dark hair, complementing his tan. His gray suit might have made him look sophisticated and serious, but it couldn’t hide the athlete beneath it. While she, on the other hand, had slept a combined total of fifteen minutes. Between the nightmares about close-ups and long-angle lenses, thoughts of her family, and rolling on her sore hand, she was worn out. Lucy’s eyes were so puffy she hadn’t even bothered putting on makeup, and her hair was nothing more than a limp ponytail with stray curls staging spiral revolts. And he had the nerve to show up this morning at Clare’s, whisk her off to breakfast, and look like Mr. GQ. (p. 157)

I also loved the spiritual elements in this book. Here is a brief excerpt from a message to a youth group from Lucy’s friend Morgan’s roommate, Chuck; we all, no matter our age, need to aware of the schemes of the devil, to discard them for the lies they are, and to accept the truth of the Bible:

The youth pastor held up his tattered Bible. “This is your armor.” He rushed back to the stage and pointed to the crude wooden cross. “And this is the only place you surrender. Tell the devil you’re through listening. It’s time to tell yourself, ‘I’m good enough.’ It’s time to claim the verse in the Bible that says you are a dearly loved child of God. You are adored. And you deserve love.”

You deserve love.

“When that voice sneaks into your head with lies, you claim the opposite. Say ‘I’m beautiful. I’m a success. I’m going places.’ God doesn’t care about your background, what kind of clothes you wear.” Chuck’s voice rose with passion. “Stop looking in the mirror for your truth. Stop listening to your friends. Don’t read that magazine and think that’s your reality. They’re lying to you. Because you are dearly loved.” He looked to the left. “Isn’t it time we started acting like it?” (pp. 255-256)

Amen to that!

I loved the ending of this book; sweet!

I have to add Jenny B. Jones to my list of authors whose books I will pursue and read in the future! This book is wonderfully well-written and has a wonderful message of forgiveness and love for readers of all ages. There is a Reading Group Guide at the end of this book; it would be a great choice for a group of lady friends or those ladies who want to bond over this terrifically entertaining book.

You can order this book here.

This book was published by Thomas Nelson Publishers and provided by Wynn-Wynn Media for review purposes.

‘Amy Inspired’ by Bethany Pierce – Book Review

I always love reading a novel from an author whose work I had not previously read – and being knocked out in the process! Such is the case with ‘Amy Inspired’ by Bethany Pierce.

Here is the synopsis of this novel:

With rejection letters piling up, she could use just a little INSPIRATION… Amy Gallagher, aspiring writer, has an unabashed obsession with words. She gave up a steady, albeit unexciting, job to pursue a life of writing. However, two years and one master’s degree later, she finds herself almost exactly right back where she started. Discouraged by the growing pile of rejections from publishers and afraid that she has settled, Amy knows something has to change.

Then she meets the mysterious, attractive, and unavailable Eli. Amy finds herself struggling to walk the fine line between friend and something more with Eli, even as she tries to cope with the feeling that her friends and family are moving on without her. When the unexpected begins pouring in, Amy doubts the love and fulfillment she seeks will ever come her way. Forced to take a close look at who she has become, the state of her faith, and her aspirations for her life, she must make a choice: play it safe yet again or finally find the courage to follow her dreams. 

Here is the biography of this author:

After creating a master’s in Creative Writing and working as a visiting instructor at Miami University in Ohio, Bethany Pierce now lives with her husband in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she is a member of the McGuffey Art Center and continues to write. Her first book, Feeling for Bones, was one of Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of 2007.

Here is Bethany talking about her first book, ‘Feeling for Bones.’ She alludes to this book in this video:

That book sounds fascinating as well. I went through a period of anorexia in my college years; it is a very interesting mindset.

I loved the Prologue of 'Amy Inspired':

“Find something you love to do,” my father told me, “and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Optimistic advice from a man who spent fifteen years selling insurance, a job he detested for fourteen. Eventually, my father did follow his passions, out of insurance and into the arms of a local attorney who loved him, presumably better than my mother, and made six figures.

If my parents had anything in common, it was the shared belief that life was good. When Anne Frank’s Diary of a Young Girl left me in a rage, my mother recommended that I read something nice; it was best not to think about things I couldn’t change. She believed in marriage, despite her divorce. She had no pain in childbirth.

In our home, glasses were half full; when God shuts doors He opened windows; and you could be anything you wanted to be when you grew up, even – and especially – the president of the United States. (p. 7)

The first chapter gives us an early glimpse into the optimism and quirky worldview of the main character, Amy Gallagher; the book is written from her point of view:

That he showed up to our first date wearing a pink-collared shirt and that he looked prettier in pink than I did should have told me everything I needed to know about Adam Palmer had I been paying attention.

“I just think if you consider all the factors at play here, it seems time we consider where exactly we’re going with the relationship,” he said now, less than three months later.

Outside the window to our left, students spilled onto campus, flooding the sidewalks. It was the turn of the hour: Adam had a class to teach in ten minutes. I realize he’d timed our break-up to allow himself quick escape. (p. 13)

Amy has a very interesting roommate named Zoë. Here is Amy talking about her good friend:

Zoë was my saving grace. We met while working the Thanksgiving food pantry at a small local church. It was my first semester of teaching. I’d been a more or less faithful member of Copenhagen [Ohio] Baptist since arriving in town, drawn to the little church by its charismatic leader, Pastor Maddock, a minister whose dual degrees in theology and literature colored his sermons with a writer’s love of metaphor and subtlety.

Zoë had lived in Copenhagen longer than I had, but had been systematically trying out every church within a fifty-mile radius since arriving. With her petite figure and colorful wardrobe, she could have passed for a high school student; I was shocked to find out that she had just graduated from the university. The church secretary used our shared love of writing to introduce us. Within ten minutes we were fighting about C.S. Lewis.

“Overrated,” she claimed.

“You’re kidding,” I said. “He takes spiritual concepts hackneyed out of all its originality and makes them new again. You have to at least give him credit as a storyteller – what about the Narnia books?”

“Overrated,” she repeated. “You ask any Christian writer who their favorite author is, and I’ll bet they’ll say C.S. Lewis. He’ll be at least in the top five.”

“He’s popular because he’s good,” I countered. (pp. 29-30)

And on it went – an inauspicious beginning to their friendship!

Amy brought her worldview to her teaching of her Creative Writing class:

We discussed the many audiences we saw in our minds when we wrote: editors in offices in great cities, professors with their red pens, peer reviewers, family, friends.

Sometimes these people can hinder our voice,” I said. “How many times when you are writing do you hold back for fear of what your mom would say if she read it? Or for fear of what a professor will say about your style? In today’s reading, Lamott points out that you have to free your mind from the burden of that critical audience. To write what it is you want to write about.”

Lillian, Finnelley, a varsity cheerleader whom I suspected of taking the class for an easy A, raised her hand. “Who’s our audience then?”

“Yourself. God. Someone kind and forgiving.” (p. 46)

As I am writing a lot more than I used to these days, I could really relate to that section of the book.

Zoë brought in a friend to share their apartment. Here is Amy’s description of Eli:

Arguably, Eli is attractive, with a face that belonged to some younger than his thirty-two. Dressed more conservatively, his long hair trimmed and pulled back, you might notice the defined structure of his cheekbones; in the right circles, his narrow face and his deep-set eyes might be considered vogue, even beautiful. But you didn’t immediately notice beauty. Too many other superficialities demanded your attention. His clothes were secondhand, well-matched but often stained with paint or plaster. He wore heavy jewelry, silver rings on his fingers and frayed hemp on his wrists and neck. Most distinct of all was the tattoo, a Celtic circular pattern that wound from shoulder to just below his elbow in dark green ink. (p. 58)

Eli ended up staying longer than Amy had anticipated. Amy describes his artistic bent and his popularity:

He had a creative energy that would have been medicated with Ritalin in someone half his age. His hands trembled when he drew, from excitement or from caffeine. He drew on his jeans or his hands if he couldn’t find paper. He didn’t eat at home if he could find someone who would go out, and just about anyone would do; He handed out his friendship indiscriminately.

The Volkswagen was partly to blame for his notoriety. The van looked innocent and playful crowded between the bullying SUVs the student favored that year, a clown car infiltrating military camp. It bounced through Copenhagen’s narrow old streets like Mr. Rogers’ cheerful trolley. People honked and waved.

His new and many friendships, however, were a direct result of his job at the coffee shop. He hosted poetry night, introducing each artist with one-minute bios he’d drafted from brief interviews conducted beforehand. The menu marker board featured quirky Morretti illustrations. Before Jimmy, The Brewery’s owner, had created Eli’s position, assigning him to shifts that did not need a third barista, Eli was essentially paid to sit at The Brewery six hours a day hopped up on espresso and practicing Foam Art; the delicate making of patterns in people’s lattes. He could make a branch of delicate leaves, a wobbly star, and – most endearing with the women – a floating heart. (p. 115)

Eli and Amy had a discussion about the artistry behind writing:

        

        …”There’s no magic to books, Amy!”

 “But there is! I love the idea that someone else could for a moment live in a world I created, make it their own.  I might have a mental picture of a character, but everyone else who reads the book will see that character a little different. If I invent and then publish an Annie Smith, I’ve created a hundred or a thousand Amy Smiths, each different from the others imagined, but all of them as real as a real person to the reader who falls in love with the story. How many people talk about Mr. Darcy or Scout or Jo March as real people they’ve known? And isn’t that magic? To make something real out of thin air?” (p. 184)

It is magic indeed!

Later on, they talked about his craft; Amy had an unexpected revelation. Amy begins the conversation here:

“What’s it like in your head when you’re drawing? I’ve always wanted to 

know what it’s like to be able to draw.”

“I don’t know. I don’t really think about it. I just make something and keep making it until a pattern or a figure or something emerges. And it becomes pleasing to me.”

“You love it, don’t you?”

“I don’t work when it’s not enjoyable.”

This struck me as somehow profound. “Can you call it work then?”

A smile tugged at the corner of his lips.

I said, “I doubt there are very many things I hate more than writing.”

“Then why do you do it?”

I chewed on the end of my pen. “For that one moment of inspiration,” I decided. (p. 192)

Amy has a strong faith; she is inspired by her pastor, Pastor Maddock. One Sunday, he preached on one of my favorite books in the Bible, Ecclesiastes:

He braced his hands against either side of the pulpit: “That aching in your body that feels almost like a physical hurt. God has made it so. That passion to be known and loved not as a name or by an accomplishment or by a mistake – that desire to be known as you, yourself, in all your individual thoughts and dreams and worries and hopes and foibles – God has made it so. That need to wrap yourself around Time, to defeat death, to outlive this life – God has made it so. He has made it so that you will find recognition in Him.” (p. 233)

Amy had a spiritually deep conversation with one of her students, Ashley:

“This will seem off-topic, but I’ve always been fascinated by science – anatomy, quantum physics, space and time theory. I don’t understand these things, but the mystery is a part of what attracts me to them.

“That the world I live in now is complex beyond my understanding only encourages me to believe that there are wild possibilities in creation beyond even the things of this dimension of time and space. If this universe has alternate dimensions outside of our understanding, isn’t it possible that we might exist in a life beyond this one, in another kind of dimension that is fuller and more alive than the one we know?” (p. 250)

I loved the direction that the relationship between Amy and Eli took. I won’t divulge what happens, but I liked the way it was headed!

This book has some elements that may not appeal to all Christians. For instance, the female roommates allowed a male to move in with them. That will not sit well with all of the readers of this book. On the other hand, I think these various aspects will open up the book to a wider readership, which will in turn be exposed to the truths of Christ and the Scriptures. I can live with the imperfections in order to get the Gospel to people who may not otherwise be exposed.

This book kept calling my name and drawing me back when I was away from it; I wanted to know what was going to happen to these wonderfully multi-faceted characters. I think Bethany is a terrific writer, and I look forward to seeing what else she has in store. As usual, I also would like to see if there will be more to the story of Amy and Eli in the future; I look forward to it with great anticipation!

You can order this book here.

This book was published by Bethany House Publishers and provided by Wynn-Wynn Media for review purposes.

‘Priceless: A Novel on the Edge of the World’ by Tom Davis – Book Review

As humans – and it seems even more so, as Christians - we often find it easier to ignore the ugly things in this world than to face them head on. That is not the case with Tom Davis, the author of ‘Priceless: A Novel on the Edge of the World.’

Here is the synopsis of this novel:

American photojournalist Stuart Daniels has found purpose in life. After enduring the fallout of a tragic assignment, Daniels has rediscovered his faith while helping a young African orphan. Now his photo works carries a greater mission: to educate people about social injustice happening around the world.

Daniels’ next assignment carries him back overseas and into the heart of Russia, where an old friend persuades him to help save two girls from a desperate situation involving the Russian mafia. Soon, he becomes a key player in a dangerous campaign to rescue helpless girls trapped in the sex-slave industry. What Daniels encounters during his journey will shake his faith, test his courage, and even threaten his life. Yet as Daniels travels deeper and the stakes become higher, he discovers that hope can be found in even the darkest of places.

Here is the biography of the author:

Tom Davis is the president and CEO of Children’s HopeChest, a global ministry that empowers individuals, churches and business to care for orphans in Africa, Russia, India, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. He is the author of ‘Red Letters,’ ‘Fields of the Fatherless,’ ‘Confessions of a Good Christian Guy,’ and 'Scared,' the first book in the ‘Novel on the Edge of the World’ series (this is book two of three). Tom and his wife, Emily, live in Colorado with their seven children, two of whom they adopted from Russia. He has a website devoted to the topic of this book – the sex slave industry/human trafficking – at www.SheIsPriceless.com.

Here is the book trailer for ‘Priceless’:

The main character in this novel is Stuart Daniels, a celebrated and award-winning photojournalist.  He has grown weary from seeing horrors all over the world.  However, his life was forever changed in his adventures in Swaziland (as shown in ‘Scared) and his encounter with a little orphan named Adanna. Here is Stuart reflecting back on how his life was profoundly changed:

Adanna may not have meant much to many in this world. But meeting her was the beginning of life for me. It changed the way I saw God. It changed the direction of my life. She taught me that the small things I do matter. My decisions today can save a life tomorrow. That’s why I’m here now. (p. 88)

Stuart’s assignment is in Moscow. Tom Davis paints such a vivid portrait that I felt as though I was there with Stuart:

Gold and silver church domes appear majestically behind the walls of the Kremlin as if holding true control of the country, like the wizard behind the curtain in Oz. There are seven churches including the Cathedral of the Annunciation, the church of Moscow’s princes and tsars over the centuries. I step out onto the cobblestone road leading down the middle of the square, bracing myself against a cold that’s harsh and exhilarating.

Every time I walk in this square, I think the same thing: I’m walking on centuries-old blood. If the stones under my feet could talk, they would tell violent stories of riots, assassinations, and war – of all the blood that’s been spilled here over the centuries. The Lobnoye Mesto, a platform where the tsar would address the people, sits directly ahead. It’s also a place where many men and women lost their heads. Literally. (p. 41)

I had never really considered the fact that human trafficking is prevalent all around the world – and the United States is not immune. The characters in this book decided to do more than sit back and lament the problem; they took action to make the world a better place.

Here are some statistics on human trafficking:

·         8.4 million children are sex trafficking victims

·         2 children are trafficked every minute

·         Up to 300,000 prostituted children live on the streets in the U.S.                                              

The main character is based on the life of a real person. Stuart Daniels is inspired by the life of Kevin Carter, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who was so haunted by the images he saw in Sudan that he took his own life. Stuart saw many haunting images in the first book in Swaziland; fortunately, he met the Lord while he was there, or he may have had the same fate. 

Another main character in this story is Marina Smolchenko, an orphan whom Stuart met years earlier when she was a little girl. She is featured prominently in the story, as Stuart learns that she is now one of the many children who is enslaved in the sex trade.

One of the most insidious characters I have ever encountered in a novel is Father Alexander Shapov, an Orthodox priest who leads the parishioners at the Lady of Kazan. Here is how Stuart describes his first encounter; the conversation is between Stuart and his good friend (and orphan rescuer) Katya:

“Man, did he give me the stink eye when my cell phone went off when you called during the service. He doesn’t look like any man of the cloth I’ve ever met. Eyes like a snake.”

“That’s why I wanted you to get out of there. He is not a good man. In fact, on bolnoy chelovek [he is a sick person].” (p. 73)

In this same conversation, Stuart learns the fate of Marina:

Katya points to one of the girls in the picture with the priest. “Do you recognize that girl, Stuart?” She’s as tall as the priest, with long blond hair loose, hiding half her face. Her skirt is micro, barely there.

I take it from the wall to look more closely.

“Is that? Oh, God.” I look at Katya’s face, and I know. It’s Marina.

“This is what I wanted to talk to you about, Stuart.”

I can tell she is trying not to show emotion, so I keep my face turned away. She loves Marina, the first orphaned child that squeezed Katya’s heart. Katya would give me reports about her over the years as if she were a proud aunt. (p. 73)

Katya explained how Marina fell into the abyss:

“It is appalling. When girls like Marina leave the orphanage, they are prime targets for kidnapping. Nobody misses them – and there’s no family to report them missing. Of course, I blame myself for her disappearance because I was out of the country when she left the orphanage…”

A wave of emotion chokes the rest of her words away.

“So they don’t exist. They’re nameless.” I scan the board again. “Is it mostly by force?”

“Sometimes. Other times, and this is what I think happened in Marina’s case, the girls think they are applying for legitimate jobs in Russia or abroad. These traffickers are very clever at how they trap them.” (p. 74)

It was interesting to see how the author imparted Marina’s story. He had filmed a documentary about her, and the transcript is interspersed throughout the book. Here is Marina sharing part of her story:

I can’t even repeat what happened next. Not just to me, but to all of us. No human being should ever have to endure that kind of torture. To get my mind off the pain, I thought about other people who have suffered. Like the people we studied in school who suffered more than anyone in the world. The Jews.

I thought about the Holocaust. About how those innocent people were taken from their families, beaten, thrown in prisons, and gassed in death chambers. What I went through, what the Jews went through, tells me one thing. It tells me evil is real and so is the Devil. (p. 145)

Stuart finds himself being pulled into a couple of situations where he is able to rescue some orphans; it comes with risks to his personal safety, but he understands the importance of the work. Later, he meets Sister Irina, a Mother Theresa-type figure, who has some words for Stuart about his future:

“…I have been given a vision from God about you, Stuart. Your work is not yet finished.” Then she turns, and we continue to walk.

I choose not to ask what she means. Frankly, I’d like to pretend she didn’t say it. (p. 233)

She goes on:

“I knew it from the moment I met you… Most people squeeze their eyes shut and pretend the Devil doesn’t exist. You know better, don’t you?” She looks directly into my eyes, and I feel as if she can see my soul. “They live their lives as if there were no problems in the world, no hunger, no orphans, no child sex slaves. They don’t do what God calls every single one of us to do, to redeem mankind.”

“What does that have to do with me?” I ask.

“It’s what you’re called to do. Pursuing Marina for example. That’s about much more than the redemption of one child. It’s about you establishing the kingdom of God in a significant way by finding freedom for the captives. All of this is the beginning of a new life for you.” (p. 235)

Sister Irina explains that there is a history in Russia of deception in the name of God:

“We’ve had a cast of characters throughout our history in Russia who have used the name of God to perpetuate the greatest of evils. Take Rasputin for example. A so-called mystic healer who was responsible for the fall of the Romanov dynasty and eventually the death of the entire Romanov family. This priest is another.”

“Why does God allow it?” I say this almost under my breath. It’s my greatest struggle.

“We live in the middle of a war, Mr. Daniels. If your experiences the last few days have taught you anything, they should have taught you this: Satan can disguise himself as an angel of light quite easily. (p. 240)

A feature in David Cook published novels is the section in the back entitled ‘After Words.’ This book features discussion questions, then a section where Tom Davis answers the questions from his point of view. I loved this question and answer:

Why (or how) is Sister Irina essentially “protected” against the evil of the bad men in the story?

Sister Irina is “untouchable.” This is playing on a physical and spiritual reality. Mr. M represents a very powerful man on earth who utilizes his power to see than nobody harms the Sister, lest serious repercussions come screaming down on their head. But this is also a spiritual reality. God takes care of His own. He provides serious heavenly protection to his sons and daughters who do the work of His kingdom on earth.

Evil can scare us, tempt us, and lead us astray, but Jesus came to “destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8). This issue of sexual slavery is certainly a work of the Devil, and it can be destroyed. That’s why God sent His Son. But it takes people of God understanding this truth, believing it, and implementing it.

‘Priceless: A Novel on the Edge of the World’ is the second book in a series of three; ‘Scared: A Novel on the Edge of the World’ is the first book in the series (you can read my review here). This book, in my opinion, was darker than was ‘Scared’ (primarily because of the satanic elements). They were both equally compelling. In the ‘After Words’ section of the book, Tom explains what is in store for his readers in Book Three:

Right now, the third book in this Novel on the Edge of the World series looks like it will be a book set in Haiti. Stuart decides to take an assignment with the United Nations on the water crisis, because so many people die in that country from water-borne diseases. He is in Port-au-Prince on January 12, 2010, when a devastating earthquake strikes and he’s caught in the rubble of his hotel. I can’t wait to write this book!

And I can’t wait to read it! I love Tom’s writing style – and his story lines are always so intense and thought-provoking. He takes an important world issue and educates as well as entertains his readers with exciting and suspenseful plot twists.

You can order this book here.

This book was published by David C. Cook and provided by Wynn-Wynn Media for review purposes.