The Millie Maven Trilogy

My 9yo loves to read and read all three of these books in two days after being gifted them for Christmas. She really enjoyed them and wished there were more in the series.

wow! my 10 year old is so into these books and to be honest so am i. we love the story. we cant put down the book. we read them together and we both want to go on. such a creative and well written story. i love having my 10 year daughter read about being loved and chosen and special. With all the lies the world feeds our kids it is refreshing to be told not to believe those lies about yourself but know that you are created with a purpose. They are must reads for all kids and adults too. cant wait to read the next book. thank you for such a great book! I will be gifting this set this holiday season.

A Christmas gift for a 12 year old.Good always prevails over evil is the lesson in these books! Well done!

My daughter finished the series very quickly. She very much enjoyed them.

I bought these books for my 13-year-old son who is NOT a reader. I make him read a half hour every day before he gets his one hour iPad time. He devoured these books! He loved them so much that he said he couldn’t wait to read! Win, win!!!

I listened to this as an audio book during car rides with my kids and, while they seemed entertained and engaged by the story, I became increasingly aware of a prominent theme: Fear. The story is told in the first person, thereby putting the reader in the position of the main character (a young girl named Millie Maven) and subjecting him or her to the many expressions of feeling fearful made by her character. Reiterations of an emotion expressed in a story sink into the psyche of the reader/listener, especially when spread out over a longer period of time; it is one thing for a child to express fear but another for a child to express fears that are mostly the anxieties of an adult. In Dekker fashion, Millie Maven as a character seems to be forever caught in the crosshairs of blatantly selfish villains attracted to her own innate goodness and submissive nature, much like Elsie Dinsmore of old. The Dekkers threw away a great literary opportunity in that they do very little showing in their storytelling; rather, they spend valuable page time telling through much evangelical clichéd dialogue that does not aid their cause when trying to express the depth or importance of "The Great Teacher" (an emotionally absent tertiary character for most of the story). The story is emblematic of a more far-reaching problem within the Christian church: a gospel so watered down that it is easy to swallow. And easily forgotten. Our kids need the challenge of good writing as well as solid theology.

I loved them as much as my daughter! It was great to read together and discuss the topics, themes, circumstances, etc. I was encouraged and found myself in tears at the end, remembering how much I need loved and how my love can change others. These books offer encouragement, so much better than the other offerings for young people today. We also read the Dragon series and loved those as well!!

I liked the focus on "Love" that would overcome fear. So much fear in today's world.