The Betrayer's Fortune: Menno Simons (Trailblazer Books #13) - Softcover

Jackson, Dave And Neta

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1556614675 ISBN 13: 9781556614675

Publisher: Bethany House, 1994

Synopsis

Young Adriaen Wens must decide whether to cooperate with authorities when his mother is arrested for following the leader of the Anabaptists. Ages 8-12.

About this title

About the Author:

Dave and Neta Jackson are full-time writers and editors whose talented work on the TRAILBLAZER BOOKS has earned them numerous awards and worldwide acclaim. They are the parents of two adult children and make their home in Illinois.

From Booklist:

Gr. 3^-6. A teenager's struggle to reestablish his trust in God is the focus of this novel, which is set in the early 1500s during the persecution of the Anabaptists (later to become the Mennonites). When his mother is imprisoned for her beliefs, 15-year-old Adriaen wrestles with thoughts of why a just God allows suffering. In trying to find a way to rescue her, he faces the dilemma of whether to betray the leader of the Anabaptists or to embrace a faith that could cost him his own life. The plot is compelling, with the unfolding of events transforming an initially unsympathetic boy into a courageous young man. But the story is most effective in its final scenes, which serve as a catharsis for Adriaen's grief and anger. Having received a letter from his mother encouraging him to follow Christ, Adriaen accepts God's will, fully expecting to witness his mother's execution. Shelly Townsend-Hudson

About this edition

• Publisher: Bethany House
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1556614675
• ISBN 13: 9781556614675
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144