Thursday, June 26, 2014

BOOK GIVEAWAY AND A BOOK REVIEW OF DANIKA'S JOURNEY BY J.E.B. SPREDEMANN

Normally I only review adult Amish fiction, but I thought it would be interesting to see what "young adult" Amish fiction is like.  I enjoyed reading Danika's Journey and if there is a young girl in your life, this is a book you can feel good about giving her to read. 
This is the book that Jennifer Spredemann is giving to one lucky winner!
The author, Jennifer Spredemann has generously offered to sponsor the giveaway of one of her young adult books from the Amish Girls Series to one of my readers.  This book contains the first four stories in the Amish Girls Series!  To enter the giveaway (US residents only), just comment below on your favorite vacation spot and include your email address.  I will announce the winner on July 2, 2014 and will notify the winner by email.  Good luck to all!




A BOOK REVIEW OF DANIKA’S JOURNEY BY J. E. B. SPREDEMANN

Pre-teens, teens, and those young at heart will love Danika’s Journey, a young adult book by J. E. B. Spredemann (Blessed Publishing).  It is part of the Amish Girls Series.  The book centers on Danika Morales, a seventh grader living in California with her father who has cancer.  Danika’s mother died several years earlier.  When her father dies, Danika is sent to live with her mother’s brother, Uncle Phillip, who is Amish and lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Danika is in for a big cultural shock going from being a typical Englischer California girl to living in an Amish household.  She knows nothing about the Amish way of life and is shocked to find out that Uncle Phillip does not have a car and there is no electricity, television, or Wi-Fi in the home.

Remarkably, Danika makes a rather smooth adjustment to living with her new family.  Helping Danika to make an easy transition is an Amish boy, Eli.  Unfortunately, Eli is the son of Uncle Phillip’s arch enemy.  Once it becomes known that Eli and Danika are sweet on one another, Eli’s father issues an order that Eli must not have anything to do with Danika.

Danika and Eli sneak out to see one another and Uncle Phillip blows up when he finds out.  Later, while reading the bible, Uncle Phillip realizes he needs to take a softer approach.  Will there be a way to resolve the feud between Uncle Phillip and Eli’s father?  Can Danika and Eli find a way to continue their special friendship?

Readers will appreciate the sweet romance between Danika and Eli as well as Danika’s understanding and patient surrogate parents.  Danika’s Journey is an action packed page turner interspersed with good values and pertinent bible verses without being overly preachy to the pre-teen set.  Danika’s Journey is book two in the Amish Girls Series.  It was published April 20, 2013.



16 comments:

  1. Sounds like a fun book for my daughter. Thanks for the giveaway. My favorite vacation spot is Virginia Beach. My email is tinkertoy33 (at) hotmail (dot) com.

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  2. May favorite vacation spot is Lancaster, PA. It doesn't get any better than that! Thank you for this chance to win. It is nice to be able to have books to give to my niece and not worry about the content. ~ Blessings ~ lisastifler(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  3. I would say right now it was Jekyll Island in Georgia. Loved visiting there. The people were so friendly. we loved the beach walking. Going on the dolphin tour. Was so awesome saw so many of them in hands reach. Also visited with the turtles. Beautiful Island with all the mansions and stories behind them.
    Blessings
    Diana
    joeym11@frontier.com

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  4. Lisa, that is exactly how I feel as well. You can safely give this type of book to a pre-teen or teen without worrying about content, yet it is still an interesting story.

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  5. My favorite vacation spot is when I go down to visit my dad and his wife on their 2 acre spread just outside of Woodburn, Oregon. It is quiet, relaxing and full of great fellowship and food :-) cmcfaithingod@gmail.com

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  6. My favorite vacation spot is Pocono's in PA (not to long of a drive to get there), actually anywhere with my family is good for me. Would love the books for my two daughters to read. Thank you for doing the give away! pepsi4smith@aol.com

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  7. My favorite to vacation is at my familys house in Fla...I know I just wrote a comment here but I don't see it :-( So I'll re-write it..My 2 gandaughters would love to read these books over the summer..One is 14, the other is 17

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    1. They sound like the perfect age to enjoy these books! I enjoy Florida too Kathy.

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  8. My favorite vacation spot is anywhere my dear husband and I can go with my best friend of 50 years and het husband. We have such fun and have built such precious memories.

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  9. favorite spot is anywhere but work...lol...would love to win valerie
    impicbb@juno.com

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  10. My favorite vacation spot is Lancaster County, PA! We visit several times a year and enjoy visiting and buying from the farms, the stores and we love the beautiful scenery. Bird in Hand is my favorite! blackbird365@aol.com Margaret

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  11. My favorite location has to be my own backyard. I love to look at the trees and birds and cookout with my family.

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  12. My favorite vacation spot is Jamaica. We went there with Sandals on our honeymoon.
    Lovely.Lovely..Lovely !!!!

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  13. I would love to read these books myself, Love books by JEB Spredemann. Lucy Nix lucynix@ellijay.com

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    1. My favorite vacation spot is Yellowstone Nat'l Park and next favorite is Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mtns. love nature and country settings. Lucy Nix

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  14. favorite spot would be florida where my first born lives
    hope to win valerie
    impicbb@juno.com

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