| Title: | Crunch | Author First Name: | Rick | Author Last Name: | Bundschuh | Co-Author First Name: | | Co-Author Last Name: | | Series: | Soul Surfer | Series #: | 4 | Publisher: | Zonderkidz | ISBN: | 0310712254 | Genre: | Realistic | Sub Genre: | Adventure | Target Gender: | Females | Target Age: | 12 and up | Issue: Death: | None | Issue: Lifestyle: | None | Issue: Physical: | Physical Disability | Issue: Relationships: | Non-Christian | Issue: Religion: | Christianity | Issue: Self Image: | None | Issue: Spiritual: | Love for others | Summary: | When their mission trip to Mexico takes them to an orphanage and a dump, Bethany and the others in the youth group get a good look at what real poverty and real need is. Little kids rushing out between dump trucks, desperately scrambling to find food or something to sell, abandoned children in an orphanage who can't be adopted because their parents will return for them when they are old enough to beg on the streets, a severe injury and no money to pay a good doctor, houses that are more like storage sheds than real sized houses - this is everyday life for these people. When tragedy strikes Bethany has to make a very tough choice about keeping her word. | Extra Notes: | The Soul Surfer Series is based on real life stories of Bethany Hamilton, the one-armed surfer. Bethany's arm was torn off by a shark once when surfing. She chose to not let that stop her love of the sport and learned to excel with only 1 arm. The author has known Bethany and her family since Bethany was little and shares the story of Bethany's faith in God through these fictional stories about Bethany and her friends. | Reviewer: | J:-)mi | Recommendation Scale: | 4 |
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