The boys had been waiting and waiting, and finally it came: Risk by Brock Eastman. We had read Taken (review here), the first book in the The Quest for Truth series of five books last February, and were anxious to find out what the Wikk kids were up to now.
The stories are set in the future and take us traveling from planet to planet as the Wikk siblings are searching for their kidnapped archaeologist parents. Why were they kidnapped? They had discovered some clues that would lead people to learn about how to gain eternal life. And the “bad guys” want this power, so they and the kids are searching for the clues. Christianity seems to be unknown in this time period, but as the second book progressed with exciting adventures, there were more clues that I believe will eventually lead the Wikks to discover the Truth.
Risk is categorized as “youth fiction.” It was perfect for my 10 and 11-year-old boys. (I enjoyed it, too!) But I would think it would be great for all tweens and teens. It’s a Christian book, published by P & R Publishing and Focus on the Family, but isn’t overtly so. Therefore, many other kids would love these futuristic adventure stories as well. For more information, see The Quest for Truth book website. Here’s the first chapter.
The promo video:
I have a giveaway of THREE books! Enter with Rafflecopter below. Winners will be announced next Wednesday and will have 48 hours to respond to my email. (Only for continental U.S. addresses, please.)
** To get the first entry, be sure to leave a comment at my blogsite in the normal comment area (not on the Rafflecopter app) and then press “+1 Do It! on the Rafflecopter app box near the bottom of this post. That is the only way to get entered in the drawing. Then, you may do some optional things to get more entries. Good luck! :)
If you’d like to purchase Risk or Taken, see here.
(Thank you to the publishers for sending me a free copy to review and 3 copies to give away. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Affiliate links are used on this post.)
How funny…. I JUST put Taken on my son’s Christmas list last night for the grandparents!
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Hi Gena,
Thanks for letting us know about great books our children can enjoy. Book sounds interesting. My older girls would love it, especially Shylah.
It’s her birthday Nov 5, that would be a great gift
Pray you and the family are doing well.
love
Lissette
My oldest son has been looking for new books to read. This one sounds great for him!
This sounds like a great book and book series to check out. Thanks for the review and offering this giveaway.
Hi,
I’m going to try again. I hope I’m doing it right.
+1 Do It!
Hi Gena,
Saw your post on the homeschool loop so made my way to your blog to enter to win the book!
Gena,
A fiction series with a “Light” sounds perfect for Ella and even possibly for Dominic. Thank-you for cluing me in!
sounds like it might be a good fit for my recent 11 year old–
Awesome Contest! These books look really interesting….
Thanks for hosting the giveaway and for your thoughtful review. Thanks to your readers for checking it out. And Mama J, signed copies of Taken are on my website for you to get. I love personalizing!
interested in the book… haven’t seen it before! :0)
I’m sure Toby would love a new book! Miss you so much