Tracy Leininger CravenRecensioni

Autumn of 1755 bestowed to the Leiningers' world, not only its rich beauties, but also a rewarding harvest. On this particular day the whole valley seemed to rejoice in the fullness of the season -- but suddenly Barbara and Regina's peaceful frontier life is changed forever.

NOT AN ACCELERATED READING (AR) BOOK.

Alone Yet Not Alone is a historical novel written for ages 8 and based on the true story of two preteen girls, Barbara and Regina Leininger, taken captive during the October 16, 1755 Penn’s Creek Massacre in Central Pennsylvania by the Native Americans, the Lenape of the Delaware Tribe, who had sided with the French. This was the first massacre among many that were to follow due to settlers encroaching upon their land. Barbara and Regina’s father and one brother were killed along with the 14 others in this particular village along the Susquehanna River, 11 were taken captive. This story was retold to the author by the her grandmother. The girls were reunited with their families about nine years later, when a peace treaty was reached and captives released.

I felt the story was missing a lot. Even though a good solid Christian story, and all their faith was on God, it sure didn’t capture at all how scared the girls really were. It was a bit too mushy and perfect. Is that because I’m a rotten adult? I wonder how an 8-year-old little girl would read this? Well, I do have a 10-year-old granddaughter. Maybe I can get her to read this book this summer to get a better perspective on the rating of this book. If so, I’ll come back and change my ratings. Otherwise, this is the way I feel about the story….3-stars...take it or leave it.

Barbara Leininger was a very pretty girl.Her father loved her very much, but best of all
he loved Regina, Barbara's younger sister.Will Barbara and Regina be reunited when
a bunch of Indians take them captive and then sends both girls to several parts of the
land?this book is wonderful have fun reading it.

Settled in the Blue Mountains of Pennsylvania, deep within America's new frontier, the Leininger family celebrates the blessings of a beautiful homestead and bountiful harvest. Until tragedy strikes with the beginning of the French-Indian War, and the devastating raid known as the Penn's Creek Massacre.Autumn 1755.

An amazing story!

This is s beautiful true story about how God used a man and his daughter to spread hope on the Titanic. Nan Harper continued in her father's footsteps after being rescued from the Titanic by continually sharing the gospel. My girls and I loved it. Nan losing her father was hard, but it is told in a powerful, redemptive way.

I am Regina by Sally Keehn (1991) had much better character development. However, this version carries more weight - the author is a descendant of one of the siblings.

Nestled high among the Blue Mountains of Pennsylvania, lies a lush green valley which the Native Americans have named Buffalo Valley. Very few immigrants have managed to tame the wilderness of the American frontier to settle in such a lush valley - named Penn's Creek by the settlers - yet the handful of settlers who were successful had lived peacefully among themselves and with their Native American neighbors for many years. One such family of settlers was the Leininger family; recently arrived from Germany.

Even as the French and Indian War raged around them, the Leininger family - twenty-year-old Christian, nineteen-year-old John, fifteen-year-old Barbara, nine-year-old Regina and their parents - remained relatively safe. The autumn of 1755 had bestowed many gifts upon them - not only in terms of Nature's rich beauty, but also in terms of a bountiful harvest. Indeed, it seemed as if the entire valley rejoiced along with the Leiningers in the fullness of the season. However, their peaceful frontier life could not last forever.

General Braddock and his army had been defeated and soon the Pennsylvania settlers would suffer the bloody effects of the French and Indian War. On October 16, 1755 - a band of Indians, led by Allegheny warriors - stormed through Buffalo Valley, burned the Leiningers' log cabin, and captured the sisters. Few people survived the Penn's Creek Massacre and even fewer lived to tell the story of what happened. However, Regina makes a solemn promise to her older sister just before they are unwillingly separated from each other - each to endure vastly different fates.

Barbara is taken deep into the wilderness, but continues to hold on to the hope that she will someday be reunited with her little sister. Although she is adopted into the Indian tribe, there is a longing deep inside Barbara's soul that cannot be denied. She knows that she must escape - yet the penalty she will incur if she is caught is certain death. However, Barbara's dream of eventual freedom only grows stronger.

What could possibly make a young fifteen-year-old woman defy all the odds and plan such an undertaking? From whom did she draw the strength? Will she ever find her sister? And if she does, will Regina remember her promise?

First of all, let me say right away that I have always enjoyed reading books with inspirational, faith-based plots and this book was no different. However having said that, for my taste, this story seemed slightly over-religious. I still enjoyed this story very much, and must say that reading about the hardships experienced by the Pennsylvania settlers was heartbreaking. I would give this book a B+!

read Alone, not yet alone, in exchange for honest review from FlyBy Blog Promotions. The book was written by Tracy Leininger Craven and published by Zonderkidz. I was sent a paperback version of the book.

My Review:
I enjoyed reading the book. First, the book is written from a Christian perspective. The family gave up modern -day comforts (of that time) for a frontier lifestyle. The family enjoyed their home and land, not knowing they was being watched. That was just the beginning. At the beginning of the book, Barbara is 12 and Regina is 9. Eventually Barbara and Regina gets taken by Indians--The same ones, who have been watching them.

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