Courageous Quest

Gospel Time Trekkers #5

by Maria Grace Dateno, Paul Cunningham (Illustrator)

In this fifth volume of the Gospel Time Trekkers series, children ages 6-8 are taken on a journey that imaginatively retraces Jesus restoring Bartimaeus' sight and calling Zacchaeus down from the tree, revealing that a courageous quest can come in many forms!

65 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 19, 2013

About the author

Sister Maria Grace Dateno is a member of the religious congregation of the Daughters of St. Paul, and is currently an acquisitions editor at Pauline Books & Media, the publishing house of the community. She works with adult titles in the areas of faith formation, theology of the body, spirituality, personal growth, and lives of saints. She is also part of the acquisitions team for children’s titles.
Sister Maria Grace has an M.A. in theology from The Catholic University of America. She has served as the manager of the Pauline Books & Media Center in Alexandria, Virginia, and in several Pauline Books & Media Centers around the country.
Originally from northern Virginia, Sister Maria Grace has five siblings and and 24 nieces and nephews, who inspire her writing. She is the author of the six-book Gospel Time Trekkers series, which are time-travel adventures for ages six to nine. She also writes catechetical books for children, including The Mass Explained for Kids (co-author) and I Pray the Stations of the Cross.

Reviews

[Stuart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Courageous Quest adds a new twist to the Gospel Time Trekkers series. While helping their mom babysit a little boy named Garrett, the three children (Caleb, Hannah, and Noah) are transported back into Jesus' time. Remarkably, Garrett is transported as well. This time they are back in the town of Jericho. Like the other books, they are looking for Jesus, who is unfortunately in Jerusalem. They want to travel to look for him, but they can't because robbers roam the roads making them unsafe, and the trip would be too long for Garrett.

In true stubborn-kid fashion, one of them makes a poor decision and decides to venture out on his own. To find out which one and the consequences, you'll have to buy the book. Amidst the peril and danger in this book, your children will learn about two other Biblical figures who encountered Jesus. One of them is Bartimaeus, and the other is Zacchaeus. With Bartimaeus' restored sight, and Zacchaeus' tree-climbing ability, they make the perfect team to help locate the sibling who ran away.