Traitor in the Tower

Trailblazer Books (Chronological) #5

by Dave Jackson, Neta Jackson

John Bunyan is locked away in the Tower for preaching the Good News of the Gospel, but when Richard, the jailkeeper's nephew, hears him, he is impressed with Bunyan's determination to speak and feels as if he should help him make his escape. Original.

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

144 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1997

About the author

Dave and Neta Jackson are a full-time husband/wife writing team who have authored and co-authored many books on marriage and family, the church, relationships, and other subjects. Their books for children include the TRAILBLAZER series and Hero Tales, volumes I,II, III, and IV. The Jacksons make their home in Evanston, Illinois.

Reviews

[Emily Foster]

3.5 - My girls enjoyed it! It was a bit much reading it alongside the actual Pilgrim's Progress because some of the stories are repeated. There was some good mystery and there were some good facts about Paul Bunyan's life and there were some good lessons that Richard learned!

Read for the Alveary curriculum.

[Joanna Jennings]

We really enjoyed this read aloud! T is a big fan of Pilgrim’s Progress, so this was a fun listen for him. The fictional story about Richard was a good history introduction to Oliver Cromwell.

[Bob]

This was quite good for Christian historical fiction. The story is reasonably realistic and complex, for a children's book, and gives a good feel for the times John Bunyan lived in. My only complaint was that Bunyan's stories sometimes related to the plot, but sometimes they seemed out of left field and didn't relate to what was going on. Otherwise I liked the book.

[Becky Harris]

I like to read this series to the kids for a taste of church history in school. You can read them in a day (if you want your throat to hurt a little at the end hahaha) And they are fairly accurate with the facts and tell you up front what they've changed. The last chapter gives the historical facts in a drier manner, but the kids still listen and learn a lot from it.

[Grace Lynch]

Assigned to read this whole series in middle school, and I learned a lot. Great educational read!

[Cheryl Neer]

Trailblazer book for children 8-12 with John Bunyan and Oliver Cromwell connections.

[Sven Melling]

Wir haben das Buch als Familie gelesen und sehr genossen.

[Spenser White]

I think that this is a good introduction to the Pilgrim's Progress.

[Jessica]

See the first book in the series (Spy for the Night Riders) for a full review.

[Stephen Gledhill]

Great Story interesting and encouraging