Abby - California Gold (South Seas Adventures #3)

Rating:
Summary: ADVENTUROUS, EXCITING, REALISTIC
Review: My daughter purchased this book at author Pamela Walls's book-signing and I was delighted to know there are such good, interesting Christian books out there for young readers. When I read it with my ten-year-old granddaughter, her eyes grew round as CDs whenever the thirteen-year-old Abby, her young sister Sarah, and their friends worked their way out of so many perilous situations. Though always relying on the Lord to help them and trusting in Him, they also used their natural resources and good old common sense.

ABBY: CALIFORNIA GOLD is the third in a series and I am definitely going to buy the entire set. The writer, Pamela Walls, has a knack for getting the kids in and out of trouble in ways that are inventive, yet realistic for their ages in the 1800s. Things were different back then and children had to mature early, so it is not surprising that Abby should be so responsible in taking care of her younger sister, handling heavier work loads, and solving problems that would overwhelm young people of our day. In this book, the children travel from Oahu to California where they stay for a time with Luke's very stern aunt. The purpose of the trip was to get the youngsters (Abby, Sarah, Luke, and Kini) out of harm's way in case the disease carried by the girls' mother was "catching." This frees their parents from worrying about them while their father seeks a doctor for their more isolated side of the island.

I was delighted that the chidren's journey led them to San Francisco, from there to old Alviso and then on to Pueblo de San Jose ... and, eventually to the Gold Fields of '49 where they had some fabulous adventures. Since I lived in San Jose for many years, it was interesting to see how they traveled in those days and to learn of the various flora and fauna.

I am recommending that my granddaughter, Michelle, read the "Abbys" to my great-grandchildren, too. If the others in the series are anything like this one, they are definitely five-star books.

Rating:
Summary: ADVENTUROUS, EXCITING, REALISTIC
Review: My daughter purchased this book at author Pamela Walls's book-signing and I was delighted to know there are such good, interesting Christian books out there for young readers. When I read it with my ten-year-old granddaughter, her eyes grew round as CDs whenever the thirteen-year-old Abby, her young sister Sarah, and their friends worked their way out of so many perilous situations. Though always relying on the Lord to help them and trusting in Him, they also used their natural resources and good old common sense.

ABBY: CALIFORNIA GOLD is the third in a series and I am definitely going to buy the entire set. The writer, Pamela Walls, has a knack for getting the kids in and out of trouble in ways that are inventive, yet realistic for their ages in the 1800s. Things were different back then and children had to mature early, so it is not surprising that Abby should be so responsible in taking care of her younger sister, handling heavier work loads, and solving problems that would overwhelm young people of our day. In this book, the children travel from Oahu to California where they stay for a time with Luke's very stern aunt. The purpose of the trip was to get the youngsters (Abby, Sarah, Luke, and Kini) out of harm's way in case the disease carried by the girls' mother was "catching." This frees their parents from worrying about them while their father seeks a doctor for their more isolated side of the island.

I was delighted that the chidren's journey led them to San Francisco, from there to old Alviso and then on to Pueblo de San Jose ... and, eventually to the Gold Fields of '49 where they had some fabulous adventures. Since I lived in San Jose for many years, it was interesting to see how they traveled in those days and to learn of the various flora and fauna.

I am recommending that my granddaughter, Michelle, read the "Abbys" to my great-grandchildren, too. If the others in the series are anything like this one, they are definitely five-star books.

Rating:
Summary: Adventure
Review: When Abby's friend Charlotte Kendall becomes ill with a strange fever in Oahu, Abby, Sarah, and Luke are forced to sail to California to escape bein infected. Soon there are children disappearing from goldfields, and Abby and her friends realize someone doesn't want them there. It's now up to Abby to save the day.

This is a wonderful historical adventure that's good for all ages.

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Summary: Exciting third adventure featuring Abby Kendall.
Review: When her mother becomes ill with a mysterious fever, thirteen-year-old old Abby Kendall's father decides to send her and the other children away from Hawaii. Abby, her younger sister Sarah, and their adopted Hawaiian brother Kini join Luke as he travels back to his Aunt Dagmar's home in California. It's April 1848, and soon after arriving, the children learn that gold has been discovered in California. When Luke's aunt treats them terribly, forcing them to be servants, the children decide to run away and find gold so they can return to their family. But soon after they arrive in the goldfields, Abby begins to worry about Luke. Luke has caught "gold fever," and only seems to care about being rich. And to make matters worse, children are disappearing from the goldfields, and Abby fears for the safety of Sarah and Kini.

This book is another great adventure featuring Abby Kendall and her family and friends. It's both a sweet story about family and friendship, and an exciting historical adventure. I love the California Gold Rush setting as well; all the books in this series have really interesting settings. I recommend it to all readers who enjoyed the first two books in Abby's South Seas Adventures series.