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The Promise of Zion #2
Peace Rebel
After escaping from a Jewish refugee ship, Dov, a Polish Jew, and Emily, the daughter of a British major, are taken to a Jewish kibbutz and are caught up in the danger and violence between the Jews, Arabs, and British in Palestine in 1947.
159 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2000
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Robert Elmer
90 books68 followersRobert Elmer is the author of more than fifty books, including contemporary novels for the adult Christian audience, nonfiction devotionals like Piercing Heaven and Fount of Heaven (Lexham Press), and seven series for younger readers. Among kids, he is best known for his historicals such as the Young Underground, Adventures Down Under, Life Behind the Wall, and Promise of Zion books. When he's not at the keyboard, he enjoys beachcombing and travel with his wife, and spending time with their three kids and families.
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December 4, 2023
There are six titles in this Christian YA series and I appreciate the series for the history covered.
Set in 1947 Palestine, readers are taken through the turbulent times leading up to the establishment of the Jewish state of Israel.
The two main characters are Emily Parkinson who lives in Palestine because her father is an English major stationed there by the UN, and Polish/Jewish Dov Zalinski who survived the Nazi death camps and makes his way to the Promised Land where their paths cross. Together they find themselves in various situations, witnessing historic moments and/or relevant scenes of the day.
The characters certainly aren’t the main driving force, and at times are a little annoying, sometimes backtracking from the moral progress they made in a previous book. But all is righted at the very end and both accept Christ as their Savior.
Readers will see history through the eyes of the frustrated British, desperate Jews trying to flee Europe, the Haganah, the Irgun, and a Christian Arab. I appreciate how well balanced Elmer covers this difficult topic and the amount of history and cultural knowledge he includes. The books are pretty informative without being inappropriately detailed for the intended audience.
I was excited to realize that my copy of book #4 (that I recently ordered from Thriftbooks) was signed by Elmer! How cool is that! Especially since I’ve been a big fan of his Young Underground Series since I was a kid (I got them for my twelfth birthday).
Which if you’ve read that series, you’ll be excited to know that Henrik is included in this series! I love that Elmer made that connection so readers could follow up on Henrik after he left the twins.
Ages: 12+
Content Considerations: the death camps are mentioned but no details are provided as to what actually took place there except for being hungry, people dying, being hit and the like. Several side characters die. A character lives through a bombing. A character is kidnapped by the Irgun (tied up but nothing more scary). People smoke. The main male character is hardened by what he lived through but is softening more and more in each book as he encounters Christians and experiences God’s love. A character steals money and feels bad about it later
Set in 1947 Palestine, readers are taken through the turbulent times leading up to the establishment of the Jewish state of Israel.
The two main characters are Emily Parkinson who lives in Palestine because her father is an English major stationed there by the UN, and Polish/Jewish Dov Zalinski who survived the Nazi death camps and makes his way to the Promised Land where their paths cross. Together they find themselves in various situations, witnessing historic moments and/or relevant scenes of the day.
The characters certainly aren’t the main driving force, and at times are a little annoying, sometimes backtracking from the moral progress they made in a previous book. But all is righted at the very end and both accept Christ as their Savior.
Readers will see history through the eyes of the frustrated British, desperate Jews trying to flee Europe, the Haganah, the Irgun, and a Christian Arab. I appreciate how well balanced Elmer covers this difficult topic and the amount of history and cultural knowledge he includes. The books are pretty informative without being inappropriately detailed for the intended audience.
I was excited to realize that my copy of book #4 (that I recently ordered from Thriftbooks) was signed by Elmer! How cool is that! Especially since I’ve been a big fan of his Young Underground Series since I was a kid (I got them for my twelfth birthday).
Which if you’ve read that series, you’ll be excited to know that Henrik is included in this series! I love that Elmer made that connection so readers could follow up on Henrik after he left the twins.
Ages: 12+
Content Considerations: the death camps are mentioned but no details are provided as to what actually took place there except for being hungry, people dying, being hit and the like. Several side characters die. A character lives through a bombing. A character is kidnapped by the Irgun (tied up but nothing more scary). People smoke. The main male character is hardened by what he lived through but is softening more and more in each book as he encounters Christians and experiences God’s love. A character steals money and feels bad about it later
June 13, 2016
A cliffhanger but good read.
I enjoyed getting to know what happened to the characters in the first book.
I felt like I was right there in the terrible camp it's so terrible what they did to the Jews and people that helped them. Thank you for no sexual content. This author is very good but I think 2 books could be put together. Lord bless you for telling the truth stories, lest we forget.
I enjoyed getting to know what happened to the characters in the first book.
I felt like I was right there in the terrible camp it's so terrible what they did to the Jews and people that helped them. Thank you for no sexual content. This author is very good but I think 2 books could be put together. Lord bless you for telling the truth stories, lest we forget.
July 23, 2015
FABULOUS!!!
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