tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951778913748076749.post6376273412307325889..comments2023-11-13T00:21:58.684-08:00Comments on Christian Children's Book Review: Mainstream Author Highlight: Susan CooperProverbs Thirty One Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00061731679235511146noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951778913748076749.post-64971275628912627082010-12-26T15:53:02.153-08:002010-12-26T15:53:02.153-08:00Thanks for your comments! It is fun to know peopl...Thanks for your comments! It is fun to know people are reading our reviews! I will post a note on the review--I realize I didn't explain the use of magic or the role of the church in the review as well as I could have. :) Thanks again, and God Bless! ErinErinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951778913748076749.post-77195437006747900242010-12-22T14:40:26.818-08:002010-12-22T14:40:26.818-08:00I LOVE this series. It is great for anyone done w...I LOVE this series. It is great for anyone done with Harry Potter and wanting another series sort of like it. <br /><br />I posted on it too at http://www.pragmaticmom.com/?p=4410<br /><br />Percy Jackson + King Arthur = The Dark is Rising SeriesPragmatic Momhttp://PragmaticMom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951778913748076749.post-15298082368317052632010-12-22T01:14:48.299-08:002010-12-22T01:14:48.299-08:00I read the Dark is Rising when in elementary schoo...I read the Dark is Rising when in elementary school. Her work pulls the reader into a great imaginary world. It is a book I would want my children to read. Another book that I would recommend for younger readers would be The Thanksgiving Coat by Elizabeth Hoadley: <a href="http://www.elizabethhoadley.com/" rel="nofollow"></a>. It is an uncommon story about dealing with poverty during the holiday season, and the care of a more well-off family. Like The Dark is Rising, children should read things that expand their mind.Nicholas Klacsanszkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16003233960476250899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951778913748076749.post-11447687462104581722010-12-21T23:06:57.255-08:002010-12-21T23:06:57.255-08:00I read these books as a child and loved them - I w...I read these books as a child and loved them - I was not a Christian at the time. I think, but am not sure, that a reread them after becoming a Christian. I know if I read them today I would still love to read them. They are an excellent read. As a Christian though, there one thing I found disturbing, and I am surprised to not see a comment about this in the review. In one of the later books (please tell me which one!) the church and/or priest is seen as ineffective against evil which is to me a gnostic heresy that I found disturbing - even as a child. I may be remembering wrong here, but I do not think so. At the very least this aspect of the book, where only someone with special knowledge/power can conquer evil, nullifiying the work that Christ did on the cross, bears discussing with impressionable kids, and might need to be avoided by others who might be prone to dabbling in other spiritualities. For what it's worth...Heather Matsonnoreply@blogger.com