“With
my plan, we’ll get the treasure, kill points, and all the points and tokens of
everyone. We’ll let everyone arrive and fight it out for the treasure. Then
when they think they got it made, we use our secret weapon. That’s what you do
in a war.” Sloan held up the Trag 7 unit so everyone could see. “With a few
drops of blood, this thing will become a bomb,” Sloan said. “With the blood,
the Trag 7 becomes what you wish it to be, the manual says. And I want it to be
a bomb. We’ll bomb ‘em all.”
“Blast
them to smithereens!” Tiffany shouted.
“Nuke
‘em into the next country!” shouted someone else.
Book: Bicycle Hills by John Bibee, Intervarsity Press, 1989
Genre:
Fantasy/Allegory
Target
Audience: Boys and Girls 12-16
Subjects: Popularity,
Truth, Good vs. Evil, Freedom in Christ
Summary: The
match is ignited, the flames burst up, the earthquake comes, the privacy walls
are built, the children are sworn to secrecy and the games begin. Each day
after school the kids and their bicycles meet at Bicycles Hills for Caves and
Cobras – a war game in which teams try to “kill” each other to get the treasure
– and the points in the Point System. Meanwhile, a new country club is built to
distract the adults as well. All the while, the plan to enslave the entire town
to the chains forever falls perfectly into place, step by step. When Halloween
comes will the people of
Notes: Bicycle
Hills is the fourth in the Spirit Flyer Series. The series uses a flying
bicycle to represent faith in Christ. The bicycles are made by the “Three
Kings”. When a person chooses to believe in them, the bicycle arrives and will
fly when they are trusting. The series takes place in an end times setting,
with it finally ending at the rapture. Throughout the series, the struggle
between good and evil is shown in those choosing to ride Spirit Flyers battling
Goliath Industries, an organization that desires to see death and destruction. This
book is the story of a girl who doesn’t yet know the Three Kings and has truly
bought in to the things Goliath Industries has taught. Her dad is one of the
leading developers of the Trag 7 unit that the children plan to use to attack
each other in Bicycle Hills. Amy quickly learns that any association with
children who have Spirit Flyers ruins her score in the Point System and her
chances to compete in Caves and Cobras. It shows how far God will go to rescue
those lost in their sin though as Amy is given chance after chance to see and
experience the truth. Amy is given a key to represent the freedom Christ
offers. At the climax of the story it highlights how each person is given a
free choice as some kids choose not to accept the rescue offered them when the
worst danger comes.
I highly recommend this book as well as the others in the
series. It offers great spiritual value as well as a creative storyline and
enough suspense and adventure to keep readers interested.
Spiritual
Content Recommendation Scale: 5/5
Reviewer:
J:-)mi
John
8:32 – Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.
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