A Brave Adventure for Families: The Green Ember Series

It's rare to come across a book that feels both timeless and fresh, but the Green Ember Series by S. D. Smith is both. It's a story about finding the courage to stand against the darkness, and it's great for all ages (though we recommend upper middle grade readers). The allegory of The Mended Wood really resonated with us as Christian readers. We listed to all four books on audiobook and often sat in the car after arriving home to finish just one more chapter.

Summary:

When their parents are kidnapped by villainous wolves, siblings Picket and Heather are swept into an underground rebellion against Morbin Blackhawk, a raptor who has enslaved rabbits from every kingdom. It’s time to fight back. War rages, lives are lost, friendships are forged, betrayals come to light and courage is found in this upper middle grade fantasy adventure about finding hope in the darkness and never giving up.

If you like...

• Books like Narnia and Redwall

• Battle Bunnies! Or rather, talking animals that wear clothes and use tools.

• Fantasy adventures with quests and epic battles

• Upper Middle Grade reads (might be too scary for lower middle grade. See P.C.C.)

• Light romance (no kisses but there are relationships)

• Cleary good heroes vs clearly evil villains

• Happy endings

• Books written by a Christian author

• Christian themes of loyalty, redemption, and sacrifice

  
  

Possibly Concerning Content

• Language: None
  

• Violence: There is a war going on so there are injuries and death (including of major characters), but nothing is described in detail and there is no gore. There is a scary bit in the third book (I think) where rabbits have some sickness that is spread between them but that turns out to be (SPOILER: highlight after parentheses to reveal) Fake. If your kids have seen or read The Wingfeather Saga, then it's a lot like that in terms of violence.
  

• Smut: None
  

• Religion: They believe in ‘The Mended Wood’ a place they once lived and are hoping to return to where rabbits lived for centuries and there was peace. They sing songs and trade stories about The Mended Wood and use, ‘Look to the mending,’ as a battlecry.
  

• Magic: There is a magical sword that is cursed. It can cut through anything and cannot be destroyed. There is a prophecy saying that when the final foe is cut down by the sword then the sword will break and the mending can begin. The more it is used, the more the user is corrupted by it and wants to wield it.

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