ereks mom Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 We have all of these & I wanted to do them as read-alouds this year (one of the girls is doing MFW ECC), but I don't think we'll have time for all of them because there are some other books I want us to read together as well. So... which of these did your dd's enjoy the most (teen dd's especially)? If possible, could you rank them in order from most enjoyable to least enjoyable? THANK YOU! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyniffrec Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Ds12 finished Bruchko in a day and loved it. She liked it because he knew Greek. There were other reasons that I can't recall right now (she isn't here). She hasn't read the others yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayle in Guatemala Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 You ABSOLUTELY have to read Bruchko. My kids loved it! They kept begging for more when I would finish a chapter. Still one of our favorites! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Both Bruchko and Peace Child have their "gritty" parts. They present a very realistic picture of what it is like to go to an unreached, primitive tribe, which is tough for most of us to grasp. Culturally we need to know this type of thing, but I would say that they are for more mature readers. I Dared Call Him Father is one of my favorite books. I've reread it several times. Narrow Road is similiar in that it reflects "civilized" culture, but with some harrowing situations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Bruchko, hands down. Truly a compelling story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I don't have a teen dd yet but I still have very fond memories of Peace Child from my own teenage years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila in OK Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 My dd read Bruchko last year as part of a coop Book Discussion class and LOVED it--it was her favorite book by far that she read that year. She hasn't read any others, though I have a copy of I Dared to Call Him Father coming and we are both going to read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I thought Bruchko was ok--I so wanted to love it, but didn't. Can't wait to read Dared to Call Him Father, tho! We are going to have dd watch a short documentary on Jim Elliot instead of reading books like Bruchko and Peace Child. We are saving some of the grittier stuff for high school. We did really enjoy Grace Alyward's autobiography, tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Dd just finished Bruchko and loved it but she hasn't read the others to compare. I've read Bruchko and Peace Child and enjoyed both immensely. I'd probably choose Peace Child, but it's really almost too close to call. Are you doing The Heavenly Man or God's Smuggler? Both are excellent, but I'd recommend The Heavenly Man as one of the best Christian books I've read in the last 5 years. HTH, Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhudson Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 My older ds loved Bruchko and Peace Child but there were some parts too mature for my younger two to handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photo Ninja Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Don't skip Bruchko! It is excellent, and my dc read it again themselves after we did it as a read aloud. Then they told their friends to read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 Thank you so much for all the responses! It looks like Bruchko is going on my "don't miss" list. We've also read the Cameron Townsend and Nate Saint biographies recommended in MFW ECC. We were bored by Cameron Townsend, but LOVED Nate Saint! We watched End of the Spear after we read the Saint biography, and I bought a Beyond the Gates of Splendor DVD also. EK read a biography of Gladys Aylward a few years ago, and she really wants to read another one. We'll probably read Gladys Aylward: The Little Woman, and we'll also watch Inn of the Sixth Happiness. I read God's Smuggler when I was a young teen, and I've never forgotten it. I was planning to read that one with the girls, and then I found out about The Narrow Road, also by/about Brother Andrew, and I think we'll probably read one of those, but probably not both. I also bought a copy of In the Presence of My Enemies by Gracia Burnham. Burnham and her husband were missionaries in the Philippines when they were taken hostage by a Muslim extremist group. From Amazon: "After a year of captivity and a violent rescue that resulted in Martin's death, the world watched Gracia Burnham return home in June 2002. In this riveting personal account, Burnham tells...about their harrowing ordeal, about how it affected their relationship with each other and with God, about the terrorists who held them, about the actions of the U.S. and Philippine governments, and about how they were affected by the prayers of thousands of Christians throughout the world." I'm still unsure about Peace Child or I Dared to Call Him Father , but if we have time, maybe we'll read one of those too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterflymommy Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Bruchko hands down. AMAZING story. I Dared to Call Him Father just as good. The Narrow Road has some very slight sexual content if that is an issue-- the female factory workers like to tease him and their comments are X rated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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