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China Tate Series #6
The Ice Queen
While serving as a camp counselor for ten-year-old girls, China wishes she could teach the Ice Queen a lesson but ends up learning one herself.
- GenresYoung Adult
166 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1996
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About the author
Lissa Halls Johnson
34 books26 followersLISSA HALLS JOHNSON is the author of novels for teens, tweens and young adults. Formerly a book producer at Focus on the Family, she was the creator, editor and writer for the Brio girls series and for the Kid Witness book series. She has contributed to Reader’s Digest, Brio, Breakaway, Focus on the Family Magazine, TQ, and other periodicals.
She has written radio drama scripts and was previously a member of the ADVENTURES IN ODYSSEY creative team. She has contributed to a number of fiction and nonfiction books, and is the co-author of a book for parents of teens.
Lissa also speaks throughout the country.
When she’s not writing, she’s hiking, skiing, or snowshoeing in the Colorado mountains she adores with her husband, Rich and dog, Kyna.
She has written radio drama scripts and was previously a member of the ADVENTURES IN ODYSSEY creative team. She has contributed to a number of fiction and nonfiction books, and is the co-author of a book for parents of teens.
Lissa also speaks throughout the country.
When she’s not writing, she’s hiking, skiing, or snowshoeing in the Colorado mountains she adores with her husband, Rich and dog, Kyna.
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July 7, 2023
Back Cover Blurb:
“I don’t even like ten-year-olds,” China sighed as she flopped down on the bed, wondering why she and Deedee ever agreed to be camp counselors for a week.
Only for a minute did China Jasmine Tate dream that maybe, just maybe, this experience could turn out all right. She pictured a bunch of hopeful, well-behaved little girls gathered around her, anxiously awaiting every pearl of wisdom that dropped from her tongue.
But nothing turns out how China imagined. Her campers don’t give her the time of day, and Heather, the cold-hearted, stuck-up guy-magnet, shows up to counsel in the tepee next to them!
China and Deedee’s patience is tested by Heather through a series of hysterical circumstances, like ant-infested sleeping bags and an ice-sitting contest to some not-so-funny situations, like hiking in a torrential downpour. And when Heather takes the girls’ credit for rescuing the campers from a near disaster, China decides to teach her a lesson she’ll never forget.
My Review:
I didn’t expect to like this book as much as Comedy of Errors when I started it, but I ended up enjoying it as much or more. The theme and character growth were unexpected but beautiful. We see deeper into Heather (whom I was initially very reluctant to reunite with) in this book, and her character arc is amazing. The Ice Queen has a theme of God’s sovereignty and His using us for good in unexpected ways and even in hard circumstances.
The other characters were well-written and enjoyable as well. Throughout the whole book, I felt terrible for Irene. China’s other campers were colorful characters, though I feel they may have acted older than they were. They generally managed to all have distinct personalities.
I would definitely recommend The Ice Queen as one of my favorites in the series. It felt like more of a YA book than the others, and China finally started to seem like a fifteen-year-old instead of a twelve-year-old–at least that’s always how she came across to me. The Christian content was definitely my favorite part of this book and in my opinion makes it worth reading.
“I don’t even like ten-year-olds,” China sighed as she flopped down on the bed, wondering why she and Deedee ever agreed to be camp counselors for a week.
Only for a minute did China Jasmine Tate dream that maybe, just maybe, this experience could turn out all right. She pictured a bunch of hopeful, well-behaved little girls gathered around her, anxiously awaiting every pearl of wisdom that dropped from her tongue.
But nothing turns out how China imagined. Her campers don’t give her the time of day, and Heather, the cold-hearted, stuck-up guy-magnet, shows up to counsel in the tepee next to them!
China and Deedee’s patience is tested by Heather through a series of hysterical circumstances, like ant-infested sleeping bags and an ice-sitting contest to some not-so-funny situations, like hiking in a torrential downpour. And when Heather takes the girls’ credit for rescuing the campers from a near disaster, China decides to teach her a lesson she’ll never forget.
My Review:
I didn’t expect to like this book as much as Comedy of Errors when I started it, but I ended up enjoying it as much or more. The theme and character growth were unexpected but beautiful. We see deeper into Heather (whom I was initially very reluctant to reunite with) in this book, and her character arc is amazing. The Ice Queen has a theme of God’s sovereignty and His using us for good in unexpected ways and even in hard circumstances.
The other characters were well-written and enjoyable as well. Throughout the whole book, I felt terrible for Irene. China’s other campers were colorful characters, though I feel they may have acted older than they were. They generally managed to all have distinct personalities.
I would definitely recommend The Ice Queen as one of my favorites in the series. It felt like more of a YA book than the others, and China finally started to seem like a fifteen-year-old instead of a twelve-year-old–at least that’s always how she came across to me. The Christian content was definitely my favorite part of this book and in my opinion makes it worth reading.
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