Queen Esther & the Second Graders of Doom (Life, Faith & Getting It Right #10) (Steeple Hill Cafe) [Paperback]

Allie Pleiter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2006

Teaching Sunday school was supposed to help Esther "Essie" Walker understand boys so she can raise her son properly. Fat chance, as she meets the eight-year-old male psyche, made up of awful jokes, disrespectful behavior, and general mayhem.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Delightful and clever, this first novel is worth reading." -- Library Journal on Bad Heiress Day

About the Author

Allie Pleiter is the author of Romantic Times Top Pick (4 1/2 stars) Bad Heiress Day for Steeple Hill Cafe. She lives with her husband and two children in Villa Park, Illinois.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Steeple Hill (February 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373785569
• ISBN-13: 978-0373785568
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,236,305 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

An avid knitter, coffee junkie, and devoted chocoholic, Allie Pleiter writes both fiction and non-fiction. The enthusiastic but slightly untidy mother of two, Allie spends her days writing books, buying yarn, and finding new ways to avoid housework. Allie hails from Connecticut, moved to the midwest to attend Northwestern University, and currently lives outside Chicago, Illinois. The "dare from a friend" to begin writing has produced two parenting books, twelve novels, and various national speaking engagements on faith, women's issues, and writing. Visit her website at www.alliepleiter.com or her knitting blog at www.DestiKNITions.blogspot.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a fun book!, July 27, 2006

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Shelly Burke, RN "Publisher and Editor, the &... (Genoa, Nebraska, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Queen Esther & the Second Graders of Doom (Life, Faith & Getting It Right #10) (Steeple Hill Cafe) (Paperback)

This Christian Chick-Lit book is very true-to-life; Essie faces the very real stressors related to marriage, a baby, and (my greatest fear!) teaching Sunday School. Her struggle to make a decision regarding going back to work is one that is familiar to me, as are her struggles with a newborn baby and finances.

I especially enjoyed this book because it is realistic and does NOT give the impression that "living a Christian life makes everything 'perfect.'" Essie faces the struggles we all do, and with Christ as her foundation, gets through them--not easily or magically, but she gets through.

Another book by Allie Pleiter, "Bad Heiress Day" is on my bedside table and I'm excited to start it!

5.0 out of 5 stars Cute, Fast Christian Read, August 29, 2011

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Jennifer Casler "Mrs. Literature" (Tampa, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Queen Esther & the Second Graders of Doom (Life, Faith & Getting It Right #10) (Steeple Hill Cafe) (Paperback)

Very cute and easy read. Great fast Christian book. Favorite Part: Part where Ester is trying to teach her Sunday School class about miracles and ends up getting into a discussion on weather Jesus Christ does or does not have x-ray vision with a bunch of superhero loving 2nd grade boys. I can understand where she is coming from as I am a teacher and sometimes have the weirdest questions asked of me as well!

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth it, March 5, 2007

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Libby "ChristianBookAddict" (TheLandofManyPotatoes) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Queen Esther & the Second Graders of Doom (Life, Faith & Getting It Right #10) (Steeple Hill Cafe) (Paperback)

Once again a book by Pleiter that is chock full of typos and is poorly written. There is even a mispelled word (here instead of hear). I don't understand how her books get published without proper proofreading. The attempts at humor in this book are poor as well.

If you want good Christian Chick-Lit try Denise Hildreth, Tracey Bateman, Laura Jensen Walker or Trish Perry instead.