Elsie's Kith and Kin

by Martha Finley

Book Overview

Elsie and her extended family face new challenges to their Christian faith when Edward suffers injury in a railroad accident, and Lulu's uncontrolled temper causes her to hurt her baby sister.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1581821050
• ISBN13: 9781581821055
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.1" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Very pleasurable read!

This is one of the better "Elsie Books" that I've read in a while. With plenty of story to go 'round, the book begins with Elsie's son (Edward) and his wife (Zoe) harboring the troublesome Miss Deane. Although polite on the outside, Zoe feels their visitor has harmful intentions, even though Edward doesn't sense it. Soon, there is a blockage between the couple, and Zoe well knows that it all stemmed from the disturbing Miss Deane. To top it off, Edward is involved in a train wreck and Zoe doesn't know if she'll ever again have the chance to ask forgiveness from her injured husband. Meanwhile, Captain Raymond's daughter, Lulu, has slipped up on letting her temper slither through and eventually ends up hurting her young, baby sister. It was bad timing for this to happen, because the captain has come in on a surprise load of money and he wants to bless his children with so many gifts, but of course, Lulu has to wait on these wonderful things. I had great pleasure in reading this specific book in the series, although I can't quite pin-point just what it is that made this story so delightful. Come join Elsie and her family. Their doors are always open.