Hostage Lands

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Hostage Lands

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Grade Levels: 5-12

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Product Code: 780-869

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I tend to be very fussy about historical fiction. It must be historically accurate without getting bogged down in excruciating detail. Furthermore, it needs to be engaging without straying from historical truth. And when it is Christian historical fiction, I am fussier still. I don't want to be preached at, but I do want to see genuine human responses to the Gospel and I must see Biblically-accurate theology. With all this fussiness, is it any wonder that few titles make it through the Timberdoodle screening process? Hostage Lands is one of the few for many excellent reasons.

The main character, 15-year-old Neil, disdains his Latin teacher, yet must rely on her help when he discovers an ancient Latin manuscript buried on his family farm. As he begins to translate this ancient journal, you will find yourself caught up in an electrifying adventure involving Roman centurions and Celtic warriors. This fast-paced story includes insights on Celtic and Roman lifestyles as well as a peek at the depravity in the Roman Coliseum.

Written for children ages 10 and older, the text is by no means dumbed down, a fact I value. Indeed, there were a couple of words I was unfamiliar with, so I greatly appreciated the glossary of terms included at the back of the book. Author Douglas Bond does not mince words as he deals with the Roman treachery portrayed in this third-century account, so families with more genteel reading habits may find such a brutal book unsuitable for their younger children.

Features

Author: Douglas Bond
Pages: 234
Binding: Paperback
Copyright: 2006
ISBN: 978-1596380271
Publisher: P & R Publishing
Made In: USA
Consumable: No