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The Squad: Rising #8
Last Bonds
A secret is unearthed. Everything falls apart.
After receiving a warning about illegally kept slaves, Tina and her squad follow Eleanor to where the slaves are said to be trapped. But several unexpected discoveries make the matter far more personal, especially when the threat of the hierarchy rears its head and begins destroying everything.
Tina leads the Squad in a scramble for time to rescue the slaves before the hierarchy does anything worse to them. But friends and family are falling prey to desperate enemies, and the Authorities will not let the young abolitionists win a second time. Tina is barely prepared for the danger ahead.
Can Tina rise up and save freedom again, or have the Authorities finally won?
Join this freedom fighting squad of what CS Lewis called “dressed animals” as they answer The Most High’s call to free and protect their kin in this epic Christian middle grade fantasy series you’ll never forget.
The Rising is a faith-filled adventure series written for homeschool kids ages 8-12 by a homeschool graduate who was raised on The Chronicles of Narnia, The Green Ember, and the Wingfeather Saga. Find new friends in these engaging animal characters as their inspiring adventures take them across their fantastical world in battles of good versus evil.
After receiving a warning about illegally kept slaves, Tina and her squad follow Eleanor to where the slaves are said to be trapped. But several unexpected discoveries make the matter far more personal, especially when the threat of the hierarchy rears its head and begins destroying everything.
Tina leads the Squad in a scramble for time to rescue the slaves before the hierarchy does anything worse to them. But friends and family are falling prey to desperate enemies, and the Authorities will not let the young abolitionists win a second time. Tina is barely prepared for the danger ahead.
Can Tina rise up and save freedom again, or have the Authorities finally won?
Join this freedom fighting squad of what CS Lewis called “dressed animals” as they answer The Most High’s call to free and protect their kin in this epic Christian middle grade fantasy series you’ll never forget.
The Rising is a faith-filled adventure series written for homeschool kids ages 8-12 by a homeschool graduate who was raised on The Chronicles of Narnia, The Green Ember, and the Wingfeather Saga. Find new friends in these engaging animal characters as their inspiring adventures take them across their fantastical world in battles of good versus evil.
118 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 13, 2026
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About the author
Rachel Keith
9 books5 followersRachel Keith has always had an active imagination, with a story going in her head constantly. She began writing The Squad: Rising by age 13 and finished writing the series by age 15. The work did not end there, however, with several more years of tedious editing, revising, and even heavy rewriting. But Rachel didn’t mind the work; it was making her stories–her mission–even better.
When Rachel is not writing or otherwise in the world of The Squad for eight hours straight (for real), she’s drawing, praying, or geeking out over the latest Sonic the Hedgehog whatnot. Oh, and reading. And reading. And READING.
After all, there’s no such thing as too much of a great story.
Rachel is proudly a native of Nashville, Tennessee, and lives there with her giant hermit crab, her Bible, and her faithful animal encyclopedia.
When Rachel is not writing or otherwise in the world of The Squad for eight hours straight (for real), she’s drawing, praying, or geeking out over the latest Sonic the Hedgehog whatnot. Oh, and reading. And reading. And READING.
After all, there’s no such thing as too much of a great story.
Rachel is proudly a native of Nashville, Tennessee, and lives there with her giant hermit crab, her Bible, and her faithful animal encyclopedia.
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