“They said we were lucky to
survive last time. We won’t be that lucky again”
Book: The Threat (Christian Heritage Series: The Charleston Years #3) by Nancy Rue, Focus on the Family Publishers, 1998
Genre: Historical Fiction
Target Audience: Boys 10-14
Subjects: Slavery, Friendship, Truth and
lies, Trust, Forgiveness
Summary: Growing rice in the summer is
a stinky job. And it attracts mosquitoes like crazy. So, logically, the
Ravenals leave the plantation for the summer and spend the season in Charleston. Austin is quite excited –
surely there are lots of great adventures and picture perfect moments awaiting
him there! From the very beginning though, things don’t go as well as he’d
hoped. His uncle has made enemies of his neighbors by having a different idea
of how to fight to keep slavery than they do. These “firebreathers” have
decided that anyone who does not completely share their exact views is an enemy
and should be attacked. The plans Austin
overhears and accidentally observes are life threatening!
Notes: This is the third set of books
in the Christian Heritage Series. Each set focuses on a particular time period
and tells the story of a young boy growing up in that time. This set is about a
young boy who has been raised as an abolitionist but is living with his uncle’s
family on a plantation in the south where they don’t believe slavery is wrong.
In this book, Austin
learns about values. He has to decide what to value. He thinks it is a special
pin his father sent him, but realizes it’s not an object at all, but the people
he loves. He makes some serious mistakes in his attempt to get that which he
thinks is valuable and causes great hurt in the process.
Recommendation Scale: 5/5
Reviewer: J:-)mi
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