En el país del Sol

by Kristina Roy

Al muchacho Palko le gusta mucho su casa en la montaña escabrosa, y con gusto hace los trabajos para el anciano Pablo Juriga. Pero ¿por qué vive y trabaja por un viejo montañés quien no es su padre ni su abuelo?

¿Qué hay al otro lado de la montaña, donde el sol desaparece todos los días? ¿Se encuentra allí el calle donde se dice que nunca se pone el sol?
Acompañe usted a Palki en su búsqueda para las respuestas. Que se emocione usted con él por el tesoro que encuentra al otro lado de la montaña, un tesoro que cambia las vidas de todos que llegan a influir. Que sienta usted los preciosos momentos en que lo desconocido de la vida de Palko se revela y él se encuentra a los de su propia familia.
Esta historia, de hechos verídicos, se desarrolla en las montañas de Checoslovaquia a principio del siglo veinte. Permita usted que las sencillas verdades de la historia le encaminen, junto con Palko y sus conocidos, a la tierra donde el sol en verdad nunca se pone.

Genres: Fiction, Christian, Christian Fiction, Childrens, Historical Fiction

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1909

About the author

Kristina Roy was a Slovak Protestant activist, thinker, revivalist, novelist and poet. She was founder of the Blue Cross and diaconical centre in Stará Turá. Her literary works were translated into 123 languages.

Reviews

[Hannah]

I read this years ago. I must have been about 10 when I first read it, and I read and reread it many a time over the years. Palko is a foundling child, growing up in Catholic Eastern Europe. But one day he finds a Bible in a cave, and it changes his whole world.
If you have children in your life, or if you need a short book with a fabulous, heart-squeezing, birds-singing finale, read this book!

[Amanda Matthews]

I can in no way fault the spiritual content of this book. The whole plot and theme of this book is the Gospel message and a little boy and his surrounding friends learning about the truth from the Scriptures. It displays the difference between what the Bible teaches and Catholic traditions (which this book basically refuted).

This is an old book, and I’m not a huge fan of this particular old story-telling style. The characters were a little flat and all the same (they all cried so much!), and Palko was pretty much the perfect child that led everyone else to Christ.

There was a neat little twist in Palko’s life that I didn’t think to expect until some events began to unfold. I enjoyed that.

In short, it was a cute, refreshing book, just not 100% my style.

[Anete Ābola]

Ļoti forša bērnu grāmatiņa, kas iedrošina mīļot Dieva Vārdu, izvērtēt, vai lasītājs ir atgriezies no grēka un sācis sekot Kristum. Galvenais varonis - deviņgadīgs zēns, kurš palicis bez vecākiem. Brīnišķīgs papildsižets - katoļu priesteris manto glābšanu caur Jēzus Kristus nopelnu vien. Sižets ar negaidītiem pagriezieniem un laimīgām beigām.

Very sweet children's book that encourages the love for the Word of God and to seek and find if the reader is truly saved through Christ's merits alone. Teaser: a catholic priest finds salvation in Christ!

[Nick]

Another book I read with my family when I was young. Very good for a young kid.

[Jorge Ulises Salazar]

Libro muy corto, que apenas si logré terminar de leer. Fue adquirido por impulso en cierto museo histórico, de cierta ciudad mexicana, con la falsa idea de que se trataba de algún relato clásico o tradicional de la cultura de Europa del este. Al final no es más que un cuento moralista simplón, con tono religioso muy marcado que intenta llevar el mensaje del cristianismo a un público infantil.

[Trisha]

We just finished this as a read aloud. Delightful! What a moving story of a young boy who discovers God's Word and the way to the "Sunshine Country" and shares this way, as only a child can, with his family and the local Priest.

[Karen]

Recommended by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay in "For the Family's Sake"...krb 9/12/19

[Natalya]

So precious!

[Laurie Wheeler]

Moving story set in the early 20th century in Czechslovakia. We read this in our homeschool Dialectic history studies.

[France]

Una de las historias más tierna y hermosa que he leído.

[Blessy Joel]

A must read book for all.

[Gloria]

Cute.

[Liesl Back]

One of my all-time favorites. A childrens book - a true story of a boy who finds a Bible in a cave, and soon his whole village (Catholic) is excited to find the Truth in the Book.

[Christina]

A precious, delightful read about a poor, young orphan and his discovery of truth. I enjoyed his joy in a humble life, his pure example of childlike faith, and that little Palko was a forager.

[Tammy Jata]

Oh my, I can't tell you how often I read this as a kid! Again, this another book my sister and I just devoured!

[Vanessa VD]

Too religious for my taste.

[Hailey Rose]

I loved this book! The strong belief of a little child was so sweet to read about.

[M.J. Hancock]

One of my top favorite Christian fiction stories. The simple faith of a little child taking God at his world is truly beautiful!