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Fire by Night (American Adventure (Hardcover Chelsea House)) [Library Binding]

Loree Lough (Author)
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11 and upAmerican Adventure (Hardcover Chelsea House)
While living in Boston in 1635 and 1636, thirteen-year-old Phillip and his family survive a hurricane and a devastating fire while holding to their faith in God.


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History comes alive for eight-to-twelve year olds in this close-up, fun-to-read, multi-generational story of a fictional family spanning three centuries of actual historical events. God's hand is seen at work in people's lives and in the events that shaped our nation. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  • Library Binding: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Chelsea House Publications (August 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0791050440
  • ISBN-13: 978-0791050446
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,406,432 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

At last count, popular Inspirational author Loree Lough had 82 award-winning books (more than 3,000,000 copies in circulation), 67 short stories, and 2,500+ articles in print.

The oft-invited guest of writers' organizations, colleges and universities, corporate and government agencies in the U.S. and abroad, she loves sharing learned-the-hard-way lessons about the craft and the industry. Loree has traveled coast to coast and border to border, appearing on national, regional, and local TV and radio shows.

Although this once-upon-a-time traveling troubadour refuses to say when, exactly, she traded her Yamaha for a wedding ring, she IS willing to admit that, every now and then, she blows the dust off her six-string to croon a tune or two. But mostly, she just writes (and writes).

Loree and her husband split their time between a home in the Baltimore suburbs and a cabin in the Allegheny Mountains, where she continues to perfect her taleant for identifying critter tracks. Her favorite pass time? Spending long, leisurely hours with her grandchildren... all seven of them!

She loves hearing from her readers, and answers every letter, personally. You can write her @ http://www.loreelough.com, where "If you're patient, you'll hear some hauntingly beautiful music!"

 

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Can't Put it down!, June 25, 1999
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I love the series! But Fire By Night was one of the best I've read out of 13! The book was very exciting. The authours make you feel like you are really in that time your living like the people in the book. I sure felt like I was really in it! I like it because it tells you a story that is Ficitional but at the same time it tells you about history and God. I think every one should read these books even adults! The book was very good!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A disappointing book from the American Adventure series., January 7, 2005
This is the fourth book in The American Adventure series. This series tells about the lives of children from many generations of a fictional family throughout American history, from the settling of Plymouth by the Pilgrims through the end of World War II.

It's 1635 in Boston, and life for fourteen-year-old Phillip Smythe and his family, which had changed so much for the better, is turned upside down by a series of disasters. Phillip had been so happy -- his frail younger sister, Leah, was finally healthy, and his dream of becoming an apothecary's apprentice had come true. But a terrible cyclone that strikes Boston changes all that. Phillip's father's carpentry shop is destroyed, and Mr. Smythe must travel to England to earn enough money to rebuilt. Shortly after Mr. Smythe leaves, Phillip's older brother, John, becomes involved in drinking and gambling, and then family's home burns down. Even more hardship and tragedy follows, and Phillip feels as if his dreams have died forever.

This was probably my least favorite of the American Adventure books I have read so far. I was happy to see it was a direct sequel to the previous book in the series, Dream Seekers. However, I was disappointed by how much tragedy happened in this story, in particular the death of a character which I felt to be very unnecessary; enough bad had already happened. I would only recommend this book to readers who want to read the entire series. I personally feel the ending of Dream Seekers was a better conclusion to the story of Phillip and his family.
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