Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Andrea Carter and the Trouble with Treasure

Andrea Carter and the Trouble with Treasure, the latest book released in the Circle C Adventures authored by Susan K. Marlow, follows the adventures of a group of California teens in early summer 1881. What started out as a two week trip to a logging camp turns into quite an adventure as the teens cross paths with outlaws. You can read an excerpt of this book here.

My 13-year old daughter liked the book. She thought the plot was interesting and kept her attention. She would have liked the story to be longer, but since it is written for 8 to 12 year olds the shorter length is understandable.

My 14-year old daughter thought the book leaned on the side of being too modern for the year 1881. But, even so, it is still quite realistic. She liked it very much and wants to read the rest of the series. She said that even though this book is written for younger children, it has a good plot that is intense enough to keep an older reader’s interest.

There are 4 other books in this series available from the publisher at a cost of $7.99 each. It appears that a sixth book is set to be released in possibly Fall 2010.

You can read here what other Crew members thought of their book from Kregel Publications.

Disclosure:This product was provided to our family for free as members of the 2009-2010 Old Schoolhouse Magazine Homeschool Crew. No further compensation was received. Reviews and opinions expressed in this blog are my own.

2 comments:

Andi Carter said...

Thanks for your nice review (well, tell your sweet DDs thanks, anyway). :-)
Sending a book out for review is a little like playing the Stock Market, I think: one just never really knows.
I see you have a 6-year-old. She might be interested in the new beginning readers about Andi and her pony when she is little.
www.andiandtaffy.com

Again, thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts!
Susan

Hidden Jewel said...

Thank you, Susan. I am definitely looking forward to the beginner reader series!

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