Claude Lightfoot: Or How the Problem Was Solved (with Supplemental Reading: Confession: Its Fruitful Practice) [Illustrated]

By Francis J. Finn

Book Overview

The story opens upon Claude Lightfoot, a reckless 12 year old boy who constantly acts first and thinks later. After being in clash with some bullies, Claude is obliged to miss his First Communion. In the course of the story, Fr. Finn manages to cover a host of topics, including smoking, drinking, the devil, Confession, Holy Communion, retaining one s Baptismal innocence, the 9 First Fridays, the priesthood, mothers and sisters, truthfulness, lying, courage, effeminacy, atheism, sacrilege, baseball, Americanism (true and false), Latin, virtue, honor, leadership, etc.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895557126
• ISBN13: 9780895557124
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Tan Books
• Length: 263 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.3" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 8 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 9

Customer Reviews

Fr. Finn's books are great!

Our family has read Fr. Finn's 3 Tom Playfair books and we just finished Claude Lightfoot. Fr. Finn did a great job mixing adventure, psychology and spirituality! I highly recommend his books for children of all ages!