Joseph's Boy
The Young Testament, #1
Reeks: The Young Testament
L R Hay
- Entertaining
- and
- moving
- kids'-eye
- take
- on
- the
- first
- Christmas
- -
- aimed
- at
- preteens,
- sneakily
- enjoyed
- by
- adults!
Jamie
- had
- BIG
- dreams.
- He
- wanted
- to
- be
- a
- prince.
- He
- wanted
- his
- dad
- to
- marry
- a
- lovely
- young
- woman
- called
- Mary.
- He
- wanted
- an
- army
- of
- little
- brothers
- and
- sisters
- who
- would
- look
- up
- to
- him
- and
- think
- how
- clever
- and
- important
- he
- was.
But
- at
- no
- point
- did
- he
- expect
- one
- of
- them
- to
- be
- a
- long-awaited
- king,
- destined
- to
- reign
- forever.
- Nope.
- Not
- part
- of
- the
- plan...JOSEPH'S
- BOY
- is
- the
- first
- of
- The
- Young
- Testament,
- a
- fun,
- accessible
- series
- of
- full-length
- books
- on
- the
- Jesus
- story,
- with
- the
- children
- and
- young
- people
- as
- the
- main
- characters."What
- an
- achievement
- -
- this
- book
- vividly
- inhabits
- biblical
- tales,
- but
- in
- modern
- language
- for
- young
- eyes
- reading
- now...
- A
- fab
- and
- fun
- retelling
- of
- the
- New
- Testament
- in
- a
- way
- that
- I
- never
- thought
- possible...
- an
- epic
- work,
- perfect
- for
- pre-teens...
- Highly
- recommended!"
- Paul
- Kerensa,
- comedian,
- author
- &
- TV
- writer
- (NOT
- GOING
- OUT;
- MIRANDA;
- ROYAL
- VARIETY
- SHOW;
- TOP
- GEAR)"Joseph's
- Boy
- is
- the
- second
- book
- that
- I've
- read
- from
- L.
- R.
- Hay
- and
- like
- the
- first,
- I
- found
- it
- quirky,
- funny
- and
- immensely
- enjoyable.
- This
- is
- a
- book
- principally
- aimed
- at
- children,
- but
- honestly,
- it
- is
- a
- good
- read
- for
- any
- age...
- a
- ripping
- yarn...
- an
- inspired
- concept...
- intensely
- fascinating...
- I
- am
- waiting
- for
- the
- next
- book
- with
- baited
- breath."
- Grant
- Leishman,
- Goodreads
- Top
- Twenty
- reviewer"Brilliant
- for
- helping
- kids
- experience
- what
- it
- would
- have
- felt
- like
- to
- live
- in
- the
- time
- and
- place
- of
- Jesus,
- and
- follow
- the
- story
- as
- an
- adventure"
- Justin
- Brierley,
- writer
- and
- broadcaster
- (Premier
- Radio;
- UNBELIEVABLE?
- podcast
- and
- book)"The
- author
- has
- a
- fantastic
- ability
- to
- draw
- the
- reader
- into
- the
- world
- of
- the
- characters...
- The
- age
- range
- for
- this
- well
- written,
- biblically-based
- novel
- is
- preteens,
- but
- I
- have
- to
- say
- I
- thoroughly
- enjoyed
- it...
- Overall,
- this
- story
- is
- superb
- and
- one
- that
- every
- age
- group
- would
- find
- interesting
- and
- hilarious."
- Readers'
- Favorite"A
- delightful
- tale...
- biblical
- stories
- with
- a
- modern-day
- relevance...
- a
- wonderful
- read
- for
- any
- middle
- grade
- and
- preteen
- reader...
- I
- would
- also
- recommend
- it
- for
- parents
- and
- teachers
- who
- want
- to
- engage
- children
- in
- Bible
- stories
- from
- a
- brand
- new
- angle."
- Readers'
- Favorite"Joseph's
- Boy
- is
- a
- story
- for
- all
- seasons
- and
- will
- keep
- you
- company
- with
- its
- engaging
- tone...
- Jamie
- is
- irresistible...
- I
- believe
- children
- will
- easily
- identify
- and
- will
- have
- a
- good
- time
- reading
- his
- adventures.
- I
- highly
- recommend
- Joseph's
- Boy
- to
- all
- of
- them."
- Readers' Favorite
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