Odd


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(4.5 stars; 14 reviews)

He found the word for her, and she read with difficulty, 'Trouble, distress, great affliction.'
'Do they all mean tribulation?' she asked.
'Tribulation means all of them,' was the answer.
'And can children have tribulation, Mr. Roper?'
'What do you think?'
'I must have it if I'm to get to heaven,' she said emphatically; and then she left him, and the young man repeated her words to himself with a sigh and a smile, as he replaced the book in its resting-place.

Little Betty is lonely being the "odd" one . . . her older siblings are paired up and so are her younger brothers. As Betty seeks the companionship of older people, she slowly begins to turn their hearts toward God. All the while she longs for "tribulation", having learned that she "must have it if I'm to get to heaven". (Summary by Rachel) (3 hr 45 min)

Chapters

Caged Birds 12:30 Read by Rachel
'Mother Nature' 12:12 Read by Rachel
Was it an Angel? 16:46 Read by Xenablue
Adventures 20:16 Read by Xenablue
Prince 14:25 Read by Esther ben Simonides
Made Into a Couple 17:56 Read by wish2bflying
Haymaking 14:42 Read by wish2bflying
God's Patchwork 15:32 Read by wish2bflying
Betty's Discovery 14:39 Read by Rachel
A Little Messenger 11:59 Read by Rachel
A Daring Feat 17:08 Read by Maggie Travers
Uncle Harry's Friend 13:22 Read by Maggie Travers
'When We Two Met!' 16:32 Read by Rachel
A Hero's Death 13:07 Read by Rachel
Comforted 14:50 Read by Rachel

Reviews


(2.5 stars)

Somewhat difficult book to follow but I attributed it largely to the difficulty in listening to the readers. A couple of them were hard to understand due to poor diction (not speaking directly into the mike while reading) and another one of the readers was so monotoned in the reading that it nearly put me to sleep while driving. I enjoy this author very much but perhaps her best work is "Probable Sons" and the other books aren't quite as interesting as it was. I would give a 3.5 to the book and a 1.5 to the readers, thus the 2.5 star evaluation.


(4 stars)

A lovely way to teach children about persevering through difficulties and trusting God's goodness in the midst of tribulation. Also a good reminder to take care of the words we use when people are grieving, and good fodder for conversations about developing a Godly character. Most of the readers were great; a couple a bit monotone, but bearable for a couple of chapters!

touching story


(5 stars)

Beautiful and well worth reading.