Race for the Prairie

My family and I read this book aloud and absolutely loved it! It is an exciting story that kept us wondering until the end, how things would turn out for the Fletcher family. There were two parts in the book that stood out to us of how a true Christian should behave. The book is inspiring and my nine year old daughter says that this book should get 10 stars!

I just finished reading Race for the Prairie aloud to my 7, 8, and 10 year old sons, and all four of us LOVED it!! The boys had me laughing as they all eagerly and loudly encouraged Becky to do the right thing when she was faced with several moral dilemmas.

Aileen Fisher does a tremendous job drawing readers into the adventure of life during this time period, while incorporating moral lessons that are applicable to all ages today. We’ll definitely be looking for more books by this author!!

This has been one of my favorite read alouds! It brought me to tears at several points. One part that stood out to my Mama heart was a simple sentence nonchalantly referring to Matthew 7:7.

…”Daughter, you’ve got a good thinking head on your shoulders. What do you say, Eliza?”

“I say Becky’s been a-doing some knocking and the door has opened” (page 86)

This was an absolute treasure! I love that it showed the power of prayer. I found myself thinking about all the choices that led up to the ending long after we finished and wanted to read more by this author.

My girls and I read this together, and really liked the main character and her story. It covered a part of history I didn’t know well, and helped me understand better.

I read this aloud to my nine-year-old daughter. We both looked forward to reading a chapter together each night before bed. The story was interesting, even action packed in parts, and always lined with good, wholesome, moral characters helping each other out to reach the “Promised Land.”