Mesi’s Season of Change – A Friendship Story
Pam Davis
Reviewed by
Charity
R. Bartley Howard
Mesi, pronounced Maycee, has
a conflict in her life during this story focusing on her everyday life in an African Village. Her Ashanti tribe and neighboring Kienese tribe have a
history of
turmoil. Nevertheless, when she finds a severely injured boy she wants
to help
him – no matter who he is. She considers her choice, “He was safer
injured in
the wilderness than in their village. But still … it seemed so cruel to
just
leave the boy here. Numu clearly needed help. At least some food to
eat. And
what if an animal found him? Lions roamed along the river all the time.”
Mesi keeps her plan to care
for the boy and her newfound friendship a secret. It is a difficult
choice that
could cost her everything, “With her parents upset with her and the
village
angry with her, perhaps she would have been better off leaving Numu by
the
river. Maybe his people would have found him, and it would have saved
her a lot
of trouble.”
“Mesi’s
Season of Change – A Friendship Story” is a heartfelt story that also
includes
African wildlife information on such animals as giraffes, elephants and
zebras
found at the back of this story.
These books are great for a
fun summertime read outside under a tree or reading while sitting at a
window
watching winter’s snowfall. They are also a great length for a young
reader.
Each book includes the “In Touch with God” element that relates the
stories to
the Bible.
Selling for
$7.99, these 80-page Christian children’s fiction books are available
through
www.girlsngrace.com or Amazon.com. The collection, including Sydney
Clair, Mesi
and other characters from around the world through different
decades, is
also interactive. There is a free reader’s club and website with games,
quizzes
and even prizes. There are icons throughout the book that indicate when
there
is a quiz section on the website. Character dolls are also available to
give
readers an item to cherish along with the stories of their favorite
character,
which adds to the connection. The dolls have a mini Bible and a secret
address
code that gives access to the Girls ‘N Grace virtual world.