From the Back Cover:
"I claim this boy as my prisoner," the cannibal king said.
Join Patrick and Beth in the Imagination Station as they travel to Fiji in the 1850s. Patrick hopes it's for a tropical vacation--instead he finds out that cannibals are alive and well on the islands. In truth, the cannibals are burning down every Christian village they can find. When Patrick and a sailor named Nettleton get knocked overboard, the cousins are separated.
Patrick must fend off escaped convicts and a terrible storm--even worse, he finds the cannibal king without even trying! Meanwhile, Beth follows missionary James Calvert as he searches for Patrick. But Calvert's greater mission is to find the king of the cannibals and tell him about the Bible. Is Calvert leading Beth away from danger or straight toward it?
My Review:
This book includes some great history concerning the Fiji Islands and a missionary named James Calvert who was brave enough to go tell the cannibals about Jesus. This topic would be great to discuss with your kids. The story shows the importance of not judging others and sharing Christ with them as their only hope of change. Patrick also learns a valuable lesson about what is really important in life--thinking about others more than yourself! This book is filled with more great adventure that will help promote great discussion with your children.
Next up: Escape to the Hiding Place (book 9)
***I checked this book out from my local library to read for the Tyndale Summer Reading Program. All opinions are my own.
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