Collection: About The Advent Storybooks
Summary
A shepherd boy looking for a family who thinks he's dead. A son of a fisherman whose town is attacked by soldiers. A shepherd girl trying to rescue her father. A spoiled Persian prince dragged into a following a star. Each ten-year-old finds himself or herself facing dangerous situations, dragged into unpredictable adventures, encountering villains, making unexpected friends, as they are each drawn, in their own way, to a stable in Bethlehem.
Each story is broken into daily readings with a short devotional thought for daily readings and discussion during the Advent season. Though the stories of the four kids intertwine and intersect, each book stands on its own as as unique story, and the series can be read in any order.
Stats
Genre: Midgrade (8-12 years) adventure, Christmas
Series length: Four books + a follow-up story set during Easter.
Violence: Some violence and scary sequences involving theft, robbery, enslavement, threat of death, kidnapping, etc.
Magic/Supernatural: Only that which is found in the original Christmas story
Romance: None
Christian/spiritual element: Overt and explicit, including nonfiction devotionals and discussion questions
Recommendation: Families looking for a read-aloud during the Advent season
