Point of No Return

Adventures in Odyssey #8

by Paul McCusker

Turning over a new leaf isn't as easy as Jimmy Barclay thought it would be - some old habits are hard to break. After years of being nagged by his family to go to church, something strikes in the depths of his soul, and he makes the biggest decision of his life. But is it a huge mistake? His friends abandon him, his grandmother has fallen ill, and the only kid who seems to understand what he's going through moves away. Does it matter anymore if he tries to do the right thing? Is this the thanks Jimmy gets for trusting God? Is He there, and does He care? Through his challenges, Jimmy discovers that standing up for what you believe can be costly - and rewarding!

Genres: Fiction, Childrens

125 pages, Paperback

First published August 11, 1995

About the author

Paul McCusker is a writer of many different kinds of things. You may know him from Adventures In Odyssey and Focus On The Family Radio Theatre. Or the Father Gilbert Mysteries. Or the Augustine Institute audio dramas Brother Francis: The Barefoot Saint of Assisi and The Trials of Saint Patrick. Or plays like The First Church of Pete's Garage and Catacombs. Or C.S. Lewis projects like The Chronicles of Narnia audio dramas or The Annotated Screwtape Letters. Or the film Beyond The Mask. Or lots of other dramas, novels, scripts and lyrics. He simply can't make up his mind what he likes to write.

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Point of No Return" by Paul McCusker follows ten-year-old Jimmy Barclay, whose friend Tony gets him to do bad things all the time - including smoking a cigar and lighting a fire in the garage, while never managing to do anything himself. His parents are angry about it. Jimmy finally decides to act better, but around that time he faces the decision of his life, when doing the right thing could cost him everything.

"Point of No Return" is in the Adventures in Odyssey series of books, which presents the beginnings of later episodes, including the Imagination Station. The book has moral plots and lessons and children and their behavior, and is good for the younger age group.

This was definitely one of my favorite Adventures in Odyssey.

[Jemma · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book pretty much said that if you become a Christian than bad things will happen to you. That is not true

[GheenGirls · Rating 5 out of 5]

Turtle: great! Return to library.