Customer Reviews

Through the Flames (Left Behind: The Kids #3)

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Amazing, simply amazing. Its amazing to see how two authors can capture such a disturbing event from a kids point of view. This book is my favorite book out of the Left Behind -The Kids- series for many reasons. For one, I can relate to it in some ways because it deals with kids my age who go through terrible times and at the same time it is encouraging to know that kids my age could brave losing their family and friends. Its also astonishing that kids my age can help out to keep violence off the street when people say that the youth have so much violence. In the -sting- the kids help catch some criminals but you have to read the book to find out what really happened. The book has to do with four kids and their lives, and what happens to them, like Ryan getting chased by Leroy or Loinel trying to save his uncle who is his only family left or Vicky and Jed in the sting. Overall, this book is one of the best books I have read because it gives me a greater out look on what will happen afer the rapture and to the people who will be left behind.

These books are great for ANYONE who is a Left Behind fan, and/or a Christian.

If you read them as adults they are a tad, just a tad slow in places but they tie in very nicely into the books for adults but have a "stand alone" merit in their own right!

I'm so very happy to have these books at the ready for my nieces and nephews to read!!!

This book is Extremely Exciting! I loved it... This book is great for kids and teens. This book demonstrates to work with your friends, even in the hardest times in your life.

Another awesome book in this series! This book contains many Biblical facts that keep you on the edge of your seat. It is also nice to read about kids sticking together to work things out for the good of others. This series is a must read for teenagers. The book recommendation is for 9 to 12 year olds. But....in my opinion, if the 9 to 12 isn't an avid reader or doesn't have some Biblical background, it may be a little hard to understand. Don't let any of that stop you though....this series is a MUST READ.

We last left off with Judd, Vicki, Lionel, and Ryan trying to cope with the loss of their families in the Rapture of the church.
Lionel's Uncle Andre has taken over his house with a gang of his as well. To prove his bravery, Ryan goes off in search of information for Lionel, and still undecided. What will Ryan's choice be?
Andre gets into some trouble, and Lionel must again face another loss. The four go out in search of Leroy, a member of Andre's gang/murderer. With the help of Sergant Thomas Fogarty, Judd sets up with a sting, and waits for Leroy to "get his."
This book was great, and the series is wonderful! I encourage people to go out and buy this series!

When I looked at this book it didn't seem like the kind of books i am interested in until i decided to read it. It was GREAT! i could hardly put the book down its like a new book! i did it for a book report and saw that a lot of kids looked insterested in it. I had my dad buy me a new one and i would read the whole collection if i could! i was reading a article that said that the book could make people scared, yes it can but i am only 11 and i thought it was full of surprises i did get scared at some parts but that is the whole fun of a book. i am now a christian and that book helped me see more about jesus and god and what the anti-christ was. yeah of course i had to have my family help me understand it better but this book was a great excperince for me! if you like being on the edge of your chair of even being a little bit scared you should check this book out! the kids in the book are just like me and you so you can relate to the book a little better!

The left behind by Jerry B. Jenkins is not a very fun book and it is not all the exciting that I wouldn't recommend for anyone to read but if you want to that is your choice. First it started out about this guy named Mr. Tompson went on a vacation by himself and then when he was on there and he met this guy named Rayford and he found out that he was a Preacher but now Mr. Tompson doesn't know weather to believe if he is a good guy or a bad guy because he has been caught causing some trouble. Rayford has a sister the he doesn't like that much and she didn't tell him that she was going to cut all of her hair off to look like a guy. Rayford has a soon to be wife and her name is Vicki and she went t visit him but she doesn't know that he is cheating on her!
The two main characters are Mr. Tompson and this one girl named Missy that Mr. Tompson is cheating on with his wife. Mr. Tompson is described as a of showoff, sometimes hyper but in the spare time he likes to cause trouble but when he doesn't cause some bad trouble he Preaches. I don't really get him at all but I can tell you that he has some mood swings and I mean that he has some strange mood swings. When he does get into trouble he sucks up to the cops. He is usually a very brave person and people know him as a "major nerd that causes trouble" and sometimes he can be a scardy cat. Now the second main character is Missy. Ok so Missy is going out with Mr. Tompson and she knows that he has a soon to be wife which is her best friend and personally I think that is seriously messed up. She has long blonde hair and the people in the book said that she dresses nerdy. What I don't see is why Mr. Tompson is cheating on his soon to be wife and she is rich and she dresses pretty well. I think that he must be like really mental or something. Missy is a stuck up brat but in at other hand she is smart and intelligent, but what I don't really like about her is that when she does something wrong she blames it on other people. I will describe her as a stuck up snot!
Well I think that you should read this book about a 25% and I think that you shouldn't read it about a 75% so if you do or not it's your choice!

Jerry B.Jenkins' "Through the Flames" is a book for young adults. This is the story of 4 children who believe in Christianity after the Great Tribulation that is described in the Bible. After having their families stripped from them they
attempt to live on their own in a corrupt and chaotic world.

All four of the children had been living in Chicago with their parents. The oldest of them, Judd Thompson, had invited the other three to live at his house since the rest of his family was gone. Vicky Byrne was a year younger than Judd and had had all her family taken away, too. Lionel Washington, 13, and Ryan Daly, 12, also lived in Judd's home.

Lionel's uncle had some enemies that were living in Lionel's house. One day Ryan set out for Lionel's house to prove to the others that he could be brave enough to confront the trespassers. When he got to the house, he overheard a phone conversation that let him know where Lionel's uncle was. Lionel, who wanted to see his uncle, set out to find him and finally did in a shabby apartment building. Lionel was not able to talk to his uncle for long, and as he left the building, his uncle's apartment suddenly exploded. Judd and Lionel rushed in to try and save Lionel's uncle, but they were too late. His uncle died and the murderer got away for the time being.

This book was a very exciting thriller and kept me on the edge of my seat. The suspense and drama the writer displays makes the book well worth the time to read. I would suggest this book to any reader who enjoys intrigue and a twisted ending.

"Through the Flames," by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye, is #3 in the "Left Behind: The Kids" series of young adult novels. These books, which turn apocalyptic Christian Fundamentalist theology into fiction, follow the adventures of a quartet of teens following the mysterious disappearance of all Evangelical Christians from the earth. The books' heroes convert to Christianity and begin preparing for the "end times" scenario taught in Evangelical churches.

So far, these books have been marked by cardboard characters and melodramatic plots. Book 3 opens with some clumsy evangelistic material that reads like a tract. A major theme in this book is the characters' attempts to be on the lookout for the Antichrist, the evil figure whom they believe will become a world dictator.

Much of the book, however, revolves around a boring plot involving an African-American character who has become entangled in a criminal plot. Not only did this part of the book read like a parody of a bad TV crime movie, but I also found it offensive; it seemed to me like the authors were indulging in racist stereotypes of Black criminality. Overall, this book left a bad taste in my mouth.

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."