| Title: | Rough and Rugged Lily | Author First Name: | Nancy | Author Last Name: | Rue | Co-Author First Name: | | Co-Author Last Name: | | Series: | Lily Series | Series #: | 9 | Publisher: | Zonderkidz | ISBN: | | Genre: | Realistic | Sub Genre: | Adventure | Target Gender: | Females | Target Age: | 12 and up | Issue: Death: | None | Issue: Lifestyle: | None | Issue: Physical: | None | Issue: Relationships: | Siblings | Issue: Religion: | Christianity | Issue: Self Image: | None | Issue: Spiritual: | Love for others | Summary: | As usual Lily is going all out! Here's the latest: being an expert outdoorswoman! The youth group is taking a camping trip and Lily is determined to be prepared. Christmas is coming, it's a great time to ask for all the survival gear she will need: tents, sleeping bags, backpacks, everything! However, when she and her brothers submit their Christmas lists to their parents, the wake-up call comes: the parents realize the kids have learned selfishness. Uh-oh! The next thing Lily knows their family is heading on a trip to a remote cabin somewhere with no tv or other entertainment and worst: no gifts! They will be "making" gifts for each other once they get there. Lily is devestated. This is NOT the Christmas she wanted. However, when the weather turns bad putting her family into a dangerous situation, Lily and her brothers are ready to rethink a few of their ideas. Will this still be the worst Christmas ever? Or will it maybe be a little ok after all? | Extra Notes: | There are multiple themes running through this one! The relationships between Lily, Art, and Joe (her brothers), the issue of selfishness that is prevailing among the children, and as always: Lily's desire to figure out what her special "thing" is, what God has called her to focus her life on.
The Lily series is a 12 book series about a young 12, then 13 year old girl trying to figure out what makes her unique. Her mom's an expert basketball coach, her dad lives in the land of English literature and has students begging to get into his classes at the university. Her brother Art is amazing at band, he's destined to get a scholarship for his music skills. Her younger brother Joe lives and breathes athletics. Lily can't figure out what her "thing" is. Each book has Lily going all out with a latest interest in an effort to determine who God wants her to be. | Reviewer: | J:-)mi | Recommendation Scale: | 4 |
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