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Early teens who love adventure and the Christian faith will enjoy reading this fictional account of two young Americans, Annie and Drew, who are on vacation in England. These young people wind up learning a great deal about famous British hymn writers as they are befriended by an elderly gentleman called Mr. Pipes. They also learn a lot about the value of traditional worship and praise. Grades 6-9.
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LibraryThing member homeschoolmimzi
Sigh. Oh I don't know how many stars to give this book. I wanted to read it b/c I thought it'd be a simple way to learn about the history of some of the great hymns.... in a children's story format. But the story seemed forced, the dialogue unrealistic, and at times, it was..yawn.. boring. I wanted
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it to work. It could have worked. But the author made the conversations so stilted, the children's characters saying things no child would ever say.. I liked the narratives about the hymn writers,(and so it gets two stars for that) but unfortunately they were enmeshed w/campy-corny-make-me-cringe dialogues, and so it was a tedious read. Unfortunately these Mr Pipes books are often required reading for some on-line homeschools. They should really find something else! I don't think I'll read the other book Mr. Pipes and Psalms and Hymns of the Reformation. I wanted to, but I don't think I could stay awake long enough... (yawn) Show Less
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viii; 242