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A hilarious action-adventure series for Christian kids set in a town where the parables of Jesus literally come to life.
When Anthony and his mom move to the seaside town of Parable Port, they’re just hoping for a fresh start. Anthony soon finds out that there’s something unusual about this little town: it’s a place where Jesus’ parables come to life in surprising ways.
The adventure begins when a flock of orange birds stalks Anthony and flowering vines grow everywhere, knocking people out cold with their pollen. In the good old days, the living parables would help the town to flourish. But now? Something or someone is messing with the Parable of the Sower and causing chaos.
With the help of his new friends Duck, J.R., Grace, and Brooklyn, Anthony must uncover clues, decipher riddles, and stay one step ahead of the birds and vines to save the town—before it’s too late.
This Christian book series for middle schoolers features:
- A map of Parable Port—Follow along as the kids run around town to solve the mystery
- Chapter opener illustrations—Comedic and engaging artwork brings the story to life
- Spiritual lessons—At the back of the book, expand your Bible knowledge with a kid-friendly devotional that explains the Parable of the Sower
- Penguincast podcast—Get the inside scoop from the characters themselves with a QR code for J.R.’s boots-on-the-ground interviews and analysis
- A fast-paced story line that makes it perfect for reluctant readers
- Hilarious antics including an electric blue Cadillac escape car, a secret passage, and a silkie chicken chase will make you laugh out loud
Join this fun-loving friend crew for their very first faith-filled adventure in Parable Port! Perfect for boys and girls ages 8-12.
The Sower's Secret is the first book in the Parable Port series, it's a Christian middle grade story where the parables from the bible come to life.
Anthony and his mom are new to Parable Port, they haven't even had much time to get use to anything when strange things start happening. Anthony meets a kid called Duck who takes him around town where they see some weird vines growing but don't think much of it till later. Then Anthony spots a strange bird that seems to be staring at him.
During Sunday school the teacher is telling them about the Parable of the Sower and she is using props and one of those props is a bird that looks exactly like the one Anthony seen. Not to much later a lot of things start to happen, and the teacher has just enough time to warn the kids they will have to save the town as the thorny vines have a nasty flower that is putting people to sleep.
Anthony and the Sunday School group along with a not church kid, J.R. who fancies herself a podcaster must work together to figure out what is going on, what it has to do with the parable of the sower and how they can stop things before the town is overgrown with vines. Lurking around now and then is a sinister character, but it's mostly all about the group of kids, using their faith and what they have learned from the church story to save the day.
One of my favorite characters what the grumpy older Mrs. Grumperoust who helped the kids for a bit, she was spunky and weird but fun. This book is also full of fun illustrations, and it looks like there might be a podcast to go with hit from J.R. (coming soon).
This was a very fun and interesting way to get kids to learn about a parable from the bible in a way that isn't really preachy but very adventurous. Teaching kids about hope, faith and friendship. I am very much looking forward to the next book!
5 stars
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