The Legend of Fire

The Ladd Family Adventure Series #2

by Lee Roddy

Josh Ladd's father is kidnapped after Josh inadvertently video tapes a fugitive crime boss. In frantic efforts to find and rescue their father, Josh and his sister race an erupting Hawaiian volcano while a massive lava flow threatens the building where Mr. Ladd is bound and helpless.

Genres: Childrens, Christian, Fiction, Young Adult, Adventure

133 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Lee Roddy's journalism career began as a radio drama script writer. He has been a newspaper and radio broadcast executive with experience in advertising agencies and public relations. His award-winning newspaper was sold in 1973, and he is presently a full-time Christian writer. On the West Coast he writes and edits for prominent Christian leaders. He has taught many writing courses including sessions at Mount Herman Christian Writers Conference and Biola College. He is the author of numerous books and his published items number in the thousands both for secular and Christian publications. As a lifelong history buff he has written hundreds of newspaper columns on the subject. For several years he wrote and narrated the radio series "Your American Heritage." Mr. Roddy is a graduate of Los Angeles State College and lives in California with his wife near Disneyland. He has two grown children.

Reviews

[Carrie Suzanne · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is a Christian Children’s book from 1988 that I found in a box of books in the attic. I was expecting a fun little volcanic adventure, but the thing that lingered with me the most was the utter hypocrisy. The family in the story laughs about the legend of Pele and calling it a fake story - even going so far as to end the book by making fun of the boy whose family believes in it. In practically the same breath, they treat prayer and the bible like the end-all-be-all answer to everything: like actual fact. The main theme: if you don’t know what to do, pray, but only if you’re praying to “God”, if you call it by anything else it’s not real. Religious delusion…what a joke. A Christian Children’s book from 1988 riddled with indoctrination…what a surprise that we are where we are today.

[Allison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely incredible book! must read for the adventure lover.

[Sheila Myers · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nice adventure story for kids and teens.

[Grace · Rating 2 out of 5]

A bit slow. My son got bored.

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

an odd story, about volcanoes and surviving the erruption.