Wild Rescue

The Red Rock Mysteries #4

by Jerry B. Jenkins, Chris Fabry

When twins Ashley and Bryce Timberline investigate the burglary of a neighbor's house, they become involved with some alpacas and a guard dog as well.

Genres: Mystery, Christian Fiction, Christian, Contemporary, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Fiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2005

About the author

Jerry Bruce Jenkins is an American novelist and biographer. He is best known as the writer of the Left Behind series of books for Tim LaHaye and The Chosen novels to accompany his son Dallas's TV series. Jenkins has written more than 200 books, including mysteries, historical fiction, biblical fiction, cop thrillers, international spy thrillers, and children's adventures, as well as nonfiction. His works usually feature Christians as protagonists. In 2005, Jenkins and LaHaye ranked 9th in Amazon.com's 10th Anniversary list of Hall of Fame authors based on books sold at Amazon.com during its first 10 years. Jenkins now teaches writers to become authors here at his website. He and his wife Dianna have three sons and eight grandchildren.

Reviews

[C.B. Cook · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed it, even though I figured out most stuff way before Ashley and Bryce did. ;)

[Karina (Karina's Christian Reads) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Number of pages: 240

Genre: Children’s fiction/Mystery

Series: Red Rock Mysteries #4 (must be read in order)

Age recommendation: 9-13

Summary: Bryce and Ashley are just about done seventh grade, and Sam’s friend offers them a job watching his alpaca farm while he’s gone on vacation. However, many people in Red Rock are discovering burglaries that happened during their trips and the twins are worried of what might happen at the farm while the owners are away… it’s up to them to stop the burglars!

My thoughts: I was surprised how much I enjoyed this book. I’ve heard the audio drama so many times that I thought I’d be bored reading this book. But it was actually a lot of fun, the tension between Denise and Ashley is developed and explained a lot better, and there’s a very good amount of Christian content. I admire Ashley’s desire to share Jesus with her friends and understand how difficult it can be to keep their interest.
The fact that 13-year-old twins are solving mysteries that boggle the police (for the fourth time) is a little ridiculous, but sitting around waiting for the police to solve mysteries isn’t nearly as much fun as teens solving them for themselves.
Just as a warning for those of you out there who really like animals a dog allegedly attacks a runner and is almost put down. It all turns out okay in the end though.
Overall, I enjoyed this story, and I would recommend it.

My personal rating: 4/5 stars.

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[Geneva · Rating 4 out of 5]

When Bryce and Ashley timberline agree to watch the Morris's alpaca farm they have no idea how dangerous it will turn out to be. They are investigating a string of robberies around town, and eventually do find the robbers... in the process, almost getting eaten by a bear, the Morris's dog almost getting eaten, and Ashley helping a pregnant alpaca give birth. All this in one weeks work! They have to be out of a book.

[Randy Tramp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bryce and Ashley Timberline become investigators, determined to find a thief when robberies hit Red Rock, Colorado. Then the tweens are hired to take care of the neighbor’s alpaca farm. Since homes are robbed when the owners are away, Bryce and Ashley are on guard. (I love the cover picture.) The Christian message took the front seat throughout the story. Loved it! Lots of action. Quality characters. Exciting plot all the way until the end.

[Charlotte · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think these books would be great for keeping kids. It stars a sister and brother team, they are just ending their 7th grade year of school. They refer to God often. They like to solve mysteries. They help whoever they can, whenever they can. These characters would be a positive role model to anyone. The girl has seizures, but it doesn't hold her back at all. I think this is a great series!

[Twyla · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favourite part was when Ashley and Bryce managed to get the alpacas back from the thieves, along with everything else that was stolen. My least favourite part was when Janice pretended that Buck had attacked her, and he was almost put down for no reason.

[Carlene Renner]

very good

[Elina K. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an amazing book! I can't wait to read the next book.

[Bcs (Sarah. B) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Series Review at book Three

[i have moments of nonthinkingness *miranda* · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVED this 1!!! i almost cried a lil bcuz the dog almost died. Bryce and Ashley are put in charge of a family friends (I think) farm. they can stay there and have a great time if they want to. a jogger came by and they claimed the dog attacked him/her. (I don't remember) there are bears around the area so the dog is there to protect them. the dog got taken away and there was a bear encounter. this 1 was a book i had a tough time putting down. great book!

[Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was an action packed mystery. It was fun to read and always kept me wondering what would happen next. This is the fourth book in the Red Rock Mysteries series. It's about twins named Bryce and Ashley who are just finishing up 7th grade. They are asked to take care of a group of valuable alpacas, but everything goes wrong. The story turns into a great mystery later on. I'd recommend this book to all readers.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm particularly fond of this series because I would read them aloud with my sister. I think I connected to the books because the siblings in it shared a bond like the one I shared with my sister. Their relationship was so real! We would spend half as much time laughing as we did reading! We would stay up late at night to finish these books. That was when Mom worked night shift, so we didn't have to worry about waking anyone with our laugher. I wish I could live those times over again!!

[Cassandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this book. I liked reading a story with alpacas in it. I have not read too many books with alpacas in them. There used to be an alpaca farm near where I live, so it was kind of neat to read a book in which there was one.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I luv the little alpacas!! GREAT SERIES! :)

[Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

u noooo it wuz lie suspensefulll but whatevs it was suppa good & i liked it a lot... <33333333333333

[Green Lantern · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good. Bruce and Ashley have to find out who is stealing the alpaca's. The main character's are Christians.