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Mystery of the Silver Coins (Viking Quest Series)

Mystery of the Silver Coins (Viking Quest Series)
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In this second installment of the Viking Quest series, Bree finds herself in a physical and spiritual battle for survival in the homeland of her Viking captors. With another young slave named Lil, she makes a daring escape from the ship as soon as it reaches harbor. The girls hide in the woods as Mikkel and his Viking sailors begin a relentless search, certain that Bree is responsible for a missing bag of silver coins. Meanwhile, Devin continues his journey home, pursued by a mysterious stranger, and Mikkel begins to wonder: Is the god of these Irish Christians really more powerful than our own Viking gods? A gripping story of survival and the re-discovery of a self-worth based on how God, not others, views us

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Escape and Recapture
Review date: 2007-07-06 Rating: 10 out of 10

Spoiler alert! This book continues the Viking Quest saga, which is full of adventure and lessons in faith. Bree and Devin learn about forgiveness and to realize the fact that God's will is sometimes different than our own. At one point the gospel is presented, but the author never preaches to the reader. It's a great series, but only read on if you're interested in knowing more of the working out of the plot.

In this, the second of the Viking Quest series, Bree has escaped from her Viking captors, along with a Lil, an eight year old girl. Bree works out a disguise to protect her as she fishes for the food they need, and she is careful to hide her tracks to the girls' hiding place. As they trek across the mountains, they are confidant of escaping from the island, and back home to Ireland.

Bree discovered that Mikkel, her captor, was not only interested in recovering the two girls for their value as slaves, but he also believed that she had stolen a bag of silver coins. The penalty for this theft was death, although it seemed perfectly fine to the Vikings to have stolen the coins from the Irish (We find later in the book that the coins were actually stolen from a Norseman living in Ireland).

Meanwhile, Bree's brother Devin is also heading home, from the other side of Ireland where he was left by the Vikings. He nurses his hate for the Vikings, making a bitter enemy of one who had followed him. On his journey he comes to Dublin, and meets a Viking who was a friend of his own father. Devin comes to understand that he must surrender his hate, and learn to forgive.

Forgiveness was not a lesson Bree had yet learned, however. Lil became very sick on the mountains, and they stopped their journey over the island to wait for her recovery. She told Bree she was not afraid to die, and explained why she was lonely for heaven, giving the plan of salvation. Just after Lil's fever broke, however, the girls were discovered by Mikkel. He had decided to search for them himself, fearing that his guards might harm them if they found the girls first. Bitterness and anger filled Bree, especially when she heard that Mikkel had prayed, not only to Thor, but to the Christian God, her God, for help in finding the girls. How could God help him? Didn't God want them to escape? How could she be a light to the nations in captivity?

To clear her name, as well as to save her life, Bree set her mind to identify the real thief of the silver coins. Hints were dropped through the book, but you may be surprised to find out who he really was! His resentment at being detected turns into anger toward Bree.

The book concludes with Devin back home with his family, and Bree's arrival at Mikkels home, where she is to be his mother's new slave. She thinks she has seen her long lost sister, but that, as well as all the other unfinished threads, is left for other books.

The best book ever! A million stars!
Review date: 2006-11-24 Rating: 10 out of 10

I'm only thirteen...and I'm already reading this series for the third time! It's a book that never gets old! You'll read it over and over again and never get tired of it! If you could give it a million stars...I would!
The way the book is written...is magical! You want to read it slowly to get every word, yet at the same time yourself reading it as fast as you can! It's got mystery and danger...but unlike most...it's so real! The best thing is that the characters always turn to God when they need help instead of panicking or thinking they can do it on their own!
As soon as I was done reading the first book...I picked up #2! The first one was a million stars....but they get even better! (If that's possible!)
I'm not gonna tell you what happens...cause you need to find out what happens for yourself in this one too! You'll find yourself totally rapped up and lost in the book without even realizing that hours have gone by... again!
This is defiantly a must read! For everyone!

The Mystery of the Silver Coins
Review date: 2006-11-02 Rating: 10 out of 10

This is a GREAT book. I really enjoyed reading it.
There is alot of adventure and cliffhangers.
It's a great historical fiction with alot of information
on how the Vikings really lived.

Exciting second book in the Viking Quest series.
Review date: 2006-06-12 Rating: 10 out of 10

The day thirteen-year-old Bree O'Toole and was captured by Viking raiders, her life changed forever. Now she is far from her home in the green hills of Ireland, in a strange new country where all she has to look forward to is a life of slavery. Determined to escape that fate, Bree and one of the other captives, a younger girl named Lil, escape the Viking ship and head into the hills of Norway, hoping to make their way to a trading village where they can find safe passage back to Ireland. But the hardships she faces on her escape cause Bree to struggle to hold on to her courage and to her faith that God will protect her. And as her captor, the young Viking leader Mikkel, searches for her, he faces a personal struggle of his own: did he do the right thing by leading that raid? Meanwhile, Bree's older brother, Devin, who was set free before the Vikings left Ireland, is determined to find a way to go after his sister, but he struggles with his feelings of anger and hate toward the Vikings who tore apart his family.

This was an excellent continuation of the first book in the Viking Quest series, Raiders from the Sea. The historical details are wonderful, and I loved the unique setting. I'd highly recommend this book to all readers who read the first book, but new readers should start at the beginning of the series, otherwise this book won't make as much sense. I look forward to reading the other three books in this series and seeing what happens to Bree, Devin, and Mikkel next.

Product Details/Specifications

Authors:
Lois Walfrid Johnson

Recording label: Moody Publishers
Manufacturer: Moody Publishers
EAN: 9780802431134
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0802431135
Number of items: 1
Number of pages: 208
Publication date: 2003-09-01
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: English (Published)

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