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Riding Out the Storm

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THIS IS AN INTERESTING BOOK-THE AUTHOR TAKES US ON AN EMOTIONAL JOURNEY AND SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH EMILY'S EYES. SHE IS A 13 YEAR OLD GIRL WHO ALMOST LOSES HER LIFE TO FIND OUT THAT SHE HAS LIVED OTHER LIVES AS WELL. THE SPIRTUAL CONNECTION WITH EMILY IS REAL. THE TOPIC OF PAST LIVES IS REAL. THROUGH EMILY WE LEARN DREAMS ARE REAL AND HAVE SIGNIFICANCE. AS PARENTS WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE OUR CHILDREN TO TALK TO US AND SHARE THEIR DREAMS KNOWING THAT ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. THIS BOOKS FOR BOYS, GIRLS AND ADULTS TOO.

Yesterday I sat down to read Riding Out the Storm, with some apprehension. What did I really think about reincarnation? Was I ready to read a whole book with this as the theme?
The good news! I loved Claudia's book.I read it all in one sitting. It's engaging, has wonderful fully developed characters and is well written. What was most important to me as a skeptical reader, was that the characters had similar responses to reincarnation as mine. Questioning, doubting, and then in the end, concluding maybe?

I'll be the first to admit I don't know what is out there as far as God/Life After Death/Etc, and that I hate, hate, hate, anyone jamming their personal beliefs down my throat. Thankfully, Claudia did none of this. She did the exact opposite! She gave me an open minded, wonderful story, with heart, adventure and plot. I came away feeling that maybe reincarnation does exist, maybe it doesn't--but it is a lovely idea to muse about. So thank you Claudia for your excellent book!

Riding Out the Storm is a well-written, very readable story that deals with an unlikely subject for teenagers: reincarnation. While the main subject is handled well, the book is more than a story about reincarnation. The narrator is a self-described "plain," adopted 15-year-old living in a "normal" family--or perhaps not so normal, since it is a functional family, with a daughter who respects her parents, and parents who actually listen to their teenager. While dealing with the experience that leads to her hypnosis therapy and the discovery that she had a previous life, Emily goes on with her present life--riding the horse she loves, coping with a classmate who is the school bully, and handling conflicts with her best friend. The friend has a weight problem which she handles in a healthy way. The author knows how to weave a lot of insight into an interesting story. While it is clearly written for teenagers, the book is a good read for any age.