Nicolae High (Left Behind: The Kids #5) [Mass Market Paperback]

Jerry B. Jenkins (Author), Tim LaHaye (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: Left Behind: The Kids

These latest volumes of the hot-selling Left Behind juvenile series continue the story of four kids left behind after the Rapture. With themes and events that parallel the adult series, these books carry Left Behind's important message to the younger generation.

In #5 Nicolae High, Judd, Vicki, Lionel, and Ryan are back in school, and their teachers are encouraging everyone to talk about the disappearances. But they're forbidden to talk about the real reason—the Rapture!

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School's back in session, and evil is in the curriculum: Judd and Vicki's old school has just been renamed Nicolae Carpathia High after the UN's new secretary-general, whom scripture-guru Bruce declares is the Antichrist and who has already begun planning a one-world government, religion, and currency. Our four heroes, recovering from the chaos of the Rapture just weeks ago (starting with The Vanishings, the first book in the Left Behind: The Kids series), are brushing up on Ezekiel, Daniel, and Revelation, preparing to help in the last-minute "soul harvest" prophesied for the end-times. But it won't be easy, because the faculty is confiscating Bibles and citing separation of church and state to put a lid on the truth. The Young Tribulation Force has to get creative to spread the Good News.

The Evangelical Christian science fiction series Left Behind: The Kids is a youth-oriented story line based on Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye's bestselling Left Behind. (Ages 9 to 12) --Paul Hughes

About the Author

Jerry B. Jenkins, former Vice President for Publishing and currently Writer-at-Large for the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, is the author of more than 150 books, including the best-selling Left Behind series. Sixteen of his books have reached the New York Times best-seller list (seven in the number one spot) and have also appeared on the USA Today, Publisher's Weekly and Wall Street Journal best-seller lists.

Tim LaHaye is an internationally known author, teacher, and expert on Bible prophecy. He is married to Beverly, who is the founder of the largest women's organization in America, Concerned Women for America. The LaHayes live in southern California.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. (September 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0842343253
• ISBN-13: 978-0842343251
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #400,240 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #62 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Religions > Christianity > Series

More About the Author

Dr. Jerry B. Jenkins, former vice president for publishing and currently writer-at-large for the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, is the author of more than 160 books, including the 63,000,000-selling Left Behind series.

Also the former editor of Moody Magazine, Dr. Jenkins's writing has appeared in Time, Reader's Digest, Parade, Guideposts, and dozens of Christian periodicals. Jerry and Dr. Tim LaHaye were profiled in a May 24, 2004 cover story in Newsweek magazine entitled "The New Prophets of Revelation."

Jerry's non-fiction books include as-told-to biographies with Hank Aaron, Orel Hershiser, Walter Payton, Nolan Ryan, and many others.

Jenkins also assisted Dr. Billy Graham with his memoirs, Just As I Am, also a New York Times bestseller.

Jerry owns Jenkins Entertainment, a filmmaking company in Los Angeles, and also the Christian Writers Guild, which aims to train tomorrow's professional Christian writers and has nearly 2,000 members worldwide.

www.JerryJenkins.com
www.Jenkins-Entertainment.com
www.ChristianWritersGuild.com

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Warning to Parents. . ., January 11, 2002

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Concerned Parent (Rustbelt) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nicolae High (Left Behind: The Kids #5) (Mass Market Paperback)

I am a parent, a homeschooler, a conservative, and a committed Christian. I say all this up front so that my criticism of this series will be understood.

I believe in presenting the truth to my children to the best of my ability.

This means the truth of the Bible -- not the opinion of an extreme minority.

This means the truth of Church History -- warts and all.

This means the truth of Secular History.

This means the truth of what comprises good literature vs. poor literature -- and this series does not represent the quality of material I want my children to handle.

Truth is frequently painful and sometimes scary.

HOWEVER, I do NOT believe in deliberately frightening children into accepting or rejecting a particular opinion or viewpoint. It appears to this parent that such religious "scare tactics" are precisely what is being engaged in with these books.

My children know about heaven and hell. They know what it requires to end up in either of those destinations. They understand that hell is a pretty scary place. But I choose to teach them in a positive, rather than in a negative vein. Being "scared straight" is imperfect contrition. Granted, it beats no contrition at all -- but it results in fear rather than love.

This is what this series appears to accomplish: salvation through fear, rather than salvation through acceptance of the love of the God of Love.

Parents, pay attention to what your children read. Teach them about the love of God, not only through your words but through the example of your life. But don't try to frighten them into the Kingdom.

"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it."

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a kewl book!, February 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Nicolae High (Left Behind: The Kids #5) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a really kewl book. I liked it alot. It is really easy to understand. The only thing i didn't like is that i think the authors should give you more of the bible verses that were used in this book because i would like to read the verses. Also, i think that the book is good for any age, not just 9-12. I really don't know any 9-year-olds who could understand the book. I'm 14, and i like the kids books a lot more than the adult books, because they're a lot easier to understand, less characters. So, if you haven't read Nicolae high, you need to. These books have changed a lot of people's lives and made them get saved.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Well Done, July 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Nicolae High (Left Behind: The Kids #5) (Mass Market Paperback)

I must say that all of the books in the Left Behind Series arevery well written. I have read the kids' and adults' series, and loveboth. Before reading this series, I did not know much about the Tribulation, Rapture, etc. Although some people might not agree with the author's interpretations of the Bible, I think they did an excellent job, whether or not they are correct. These books also helped me tell a newly- saved friend about the Rapture. She says I freaked her out, but I'm happy because I at least got her attention and she's interested in it, right? By the way, both series of the Left Behind books can be read by any age. I am thirteen and previously began reading the adult series when I was twelve. I fully understood both series, so please read them, no matter what age you are!