Danny Orlis and the strange forest fires

Danny Orlis Adventure

by Bernard Palmer

Danny Orlis and the strange forest fires

Genres: Christian Fiction, Childrens

114 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 1955

About the author

Bernard Alvin Palmer was the originator and author of over 165 books for Christian youth, as well as several books for adults. His biggest and most popular series is The Danny Orlis series. His stories were also used on the Back to the Bible Broadcast.

Reviews

[Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a pretty decent children's adventure story from the 50s. It has the slightly stilted writing style you'd expect from the time period, but I was actually surprised at the quality aside from that.

The lessons on prayer, kindness and salvation are pretty well integrated into the story instead of feeling like awkward additions, and the only (slight) objection I have to the content is a bit of overemphasis on 'being nice and not angry' as a Christian virtue early in the story.

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Honestly my favorite book a got from Korny. I definitely should read it for the 2x! 2 friends of mine read it too and really liked it.

[Wayne Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Danny Orlis lives with his parents in a log cabin at Angle Inlet, MN, near Pine Creek on the Lake of the Woods. A couple of new kids named Morris or Tip and Bonnie or Trixie Blanshard, are staying with their parents in one of the Orlis’s rental cabins while Mr. Blanchard, an agent of the L & R Paper Company, is building them a home on one of the islands. The Blanshards have not been well received in the community because of rumors that Ed Blanchard is there to start the process of cutting down the forest. Danny himself has reservations, but he wants to do a good job of representing Christ.

As the kids explore the islands, they come across a small forest fire that is just starting. They are able to put it out, but there doesn't seem to be a good explanation for why it started in the first place. Then Mr. Blanshard has a strange accident, the cabin that he has been working on is burned, another fire starts, and the mystery deepens. An Indian chief friend invites them to a powwow so they can look for clues to the strange happenings. What is going on with the fires? Why are the Blanshards really there? And will the paper company begin taking all the trees?

Danny Orlis is an unabashedly Christian fiction series for youth by American author Bernard Palmer (1914-1998). It was created in 1954 and published predominantly by Moody Press of Chicago. There is the typical evangelical teaching of being saved simply by confessing sin, trusting in Jesus, and praying for forgiveness. Aside from that, no bad language or other objectionable elements are to be found. And some important moral principles are emphasized. In Danny Orlis and the Strange Forest Fires, Danny learns a lesson about believing rumors. Some may feel that the preaching comes on a little strong, but for the most part, I agree with the reviewer who said, “Can't go wrong with Danny Orlis.”