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Title: Saving Sailor
Subtitle: A Novel
Author: Renee Riva
Narrator: Silvia Durham
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-15-13
Publisher: christianaudio.com
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 9 votes
Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational
Publisher's Summary:
The year is 1968. After spending the first half of summer vacation driving her Italian family crazy with her fake southern accent, 10-year-old A.J. finds a soul mate on the other side of the island to divert her attention.
She is intrigued to learn that Danny shares her same burning desire to know God and realizes that few people her age think as deeply as the two of them do. However, the depth of their newfound faith and friendship is soon tested when Danny's father betrays his wife.
Set in a simpler time, Saving Sailor is a heartwarming tale of how hearts can change and relationships can be restored with God's help.
Members Reviews:
1968 . . . a Girl, a Dog, and Faith like a Child
The summer of 1968, A.J. Degulio is turning ten years old . . . not quite sure she likes being ten, but having no choice in the matter, she spends her summer at Indian Lake, Idaho, where her dad is the park ranger . . . a large Italian Catholic family . . . quirky, funny, and close, they will crack you up with their antics . . . told in the BEST fake southern accent from A.J.'s (Angelina Juliana) perspective . . . and what a simple, but wise perspective it is . . . her mama, Sophia, relishes in pretending to be THE Sophia (Loren) and regularly goes into town impersonating the actress . . . her daddy, Sonny, keeps them all laughing . . . with four siblings, A.J. has her work cut out for her, especially with her older sister, Adriana falling in love with one boy after the other, and having no time whatsoever for A.J.'s antics . . . and in the middle of their idyllic summer, the Morgan family comes to the lake . . . A.J. meets Danny and they become fast friends . . . sharing all their thoughts, and their faith . . . and in the midst of a terrible family crisis, A.J. and Danny find solace in the God of all creation . . . not the Baptist or Catholic God, but THE ALPHA AND OMEGA, the beginning and the end, the Comforter . . . it is so amazing how children can cut through the legalism, the junk that us adults cling to and allow to divide us . . . A.J.'s conversation with Danny's father . . . well, it was exactly what all us Christians are called to do, but seldom do . . . this book is amazingly simple, yet it reaches the depths of one's heart in ways that are almost unfathomable . . . not just a book for youth . . . maybe especially a book for us older folks who THINK we've got it figured out . . . BRAVO, Renee Riva!
one of my favorites!
I have read this book 3 times, once aloud to my family. I was hesitant to have someone else read it, but Sylvia did a great job and really made it come alive. This will always be a favorite!
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Title: Saving Sailor
Subtitle: A Novel
Author: Renee Riva
Narrator: Silvia Durham
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-15-13
Publisher: christianaudio.com
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 9 votes
Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational
Publisher's Summary:
The year is 1968. After spending the first half of summer vacation driving her Italian family crazy with her fake southern accent, 10-year-old A.J. finds a soul mate on the other side of the island to divert her attention.
She is intrigued to learn that Danny shares her same burning desire to know God and realizes that few people her age think as deeply as the two of them do. However, the depth of their newfound faith and friendship is soon tested when Danny's father betrays his wife.
Set in a simpler time, Saving Sailor is a heartwarming tale of how hearts can change and relationships can be restored with God's help.
Members Reviews:
1968 . . . a Girl, a Dog, and Faith like a Child
The summer of 1968, A.J. Degulio is turning ten years old . . . not quite sure she likes being ten, but having no choice in the matter, she spends her summer at Indian Lake, Idaho, where her dad is the park ranger . . . a large Italian Catholic family . . . quirky, funny, and close, they will crack you up with their antics . . . told in the BEST fake southern accent from A.J.'s (Angelina Juliana) perspective . . . and what a simple, but wise perspective it is . . . her mama, Sophia, relishes in pretending to be THE Sophia (Loren) and regularly goes into town impersonating the actress . . . her daddy, Sonny, keeps them all laughing . . . with four siblings, A.J. has her work cut out for her, especially with her older sister, Adriana falling in love with one boy after the other, and having no time whatsoever for A.J.'s antics . . . and in the middle of their idyllic summer, the Morgan family comes to the lake . . . A.J. meets Danny and they become fast friends . . . sharing all their thoughts, and their faith . . . and in the midst of a terrible family crisis, A.J. and Danny find solace in the God of all creation . . . not the Baptist or Catholic God, but THE ALPHA AND OMEGA, the beginning and the end, the Comforter . . . it is so amazing how children can cut through the legalism, the junk that us adults cling to and allow to divide us . . . A.J.'s conversation with Danny's father . . . well, it was exactly what all us Christians are called to do, but seldom do . . . this book is amazingly simple, yet it reaches the depths of one's heart in ways that are almost unfathomable . . . not just a book for youth . . . maybe especially a book for us older folks who THINK we've got it figured out . . . BRAVO, Renee Riva!
one of my favorites!
I have read this book 3 times, once aloud to my family. I was hesitant to have someone else read it, but Sylvia did a great job and really made it come alive. This will always be a favorite!