Book: The Catnapping Caper (Elizabeth Bryan Mysteries) by Vicki
Berger Erwin, Concordia Publishing House, 1996
Genre: Mystery
Target Audience: Girls 10-13
Subjects: Friendship, Forgiveness, Step
parents
Summary: ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE
DOLLAR? There’s no way Elizabeth
can afford to pay that much for the book – even if it is a birthday present for
her mom! But thankfully, the bookstore owner makes a deal with her: Elizabeth can be her
delivery girl and earn the money for the book. The trouble starts when Elizabeth does more than
deliver books. Soon she is putting up lost cat flyers all over for the owner as
her prize-winning cat has been stolen. And whoever the thief is, he doesn’t
like Elizabeth
interfering!
Notes: The main issue in this book is
friendship. Another girl, Amy, begins to show friendship to Elizabeth
and because Elizabeth is not rude to Amy,
Meghan, Elizabeth’s
best friend is mad and hurt. Elizabeth
chooses to not like someone else though simply because they like someone she
loves: the man who is dating her mom. Elizabeth
learns a lesson about accepting others when she sees his kindness to her just
as Meghan learns a lesson about accepting others. There is also one short paragraph that takes
a really good look at forgiveness, pointing out that Jesus even forgave those
who nailed him to the cross.
Recommendation
Scale: 4/5
Reviewer: J:-)mi
Ephesians 4:32 – Be kind and
compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God
forgave you.
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