The Deceived: There's a Power Waiting for Becka. Will It Help Her or Destroy Her?

by Bill Myers

Book Overview

The occult is a very real influence for today's youth-and the world is only too eager to exploit their curiosity about the supernatural. Tyndale and Bill Myers, cocreator of McGee and Me!, counteract... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0842339884
• ISBN13: 9780842339889
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Tyndale Kids
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.2" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Goodbye, R.L. Stine!

My daughter, like many girls her age, has an interest in R.L. Stine books. She desires to know more about the spiritual realm, and she wants to face her fears. Healthy desires, yes. Open to deception, absolutely.Bill Myers "Forbidden Doors" books have been just what the Physician ordered. I've enjoyed Myers' adult novels, but I think his books for the younger set are even more entertaining. And, above all, they shed light on the biblical definitions of good and evil."The Deceived" is the second book we've read together. We liked the first book, but this one was even more riveting. This time, Myers lets one of his main characters, Rebecca, face the deception that's all around. She begins to succumb to the "logic" of reincarnation and hypnotism, mesmerized by the beguiling Maxwell Hunter. Her struggle is believable. Scary stuff. And, with the end of each chapter, my daughter was begging for more. In fact, she let her library book of R.L. Stine's sit abandoned on the table as we cruised through the pages of "The Deceived" to discover Rebecca's final outcome.We've already obtained a copy of the third book, "The Spell." We can't wait to get started! Hello, Bill Myers. Goodbye, R.L. Stine!

A book for any age

This book is great. I'm a teen and I still love this book.Reincarnation is definetly not my specialty( I never understood it before) but Bill Myers explained it and showed us how dangerous it is.

This book is awesome!

Hi! I really recommend this book to all teenagers who are into Jesus and like to be kept on the edge of their seat. The whole forbidden Door series is great. I rate this a top notch book. It teaches the importance of not letting even a little bit of sin in your life. If you give it an inch, it takes about a hundred miles. So give you whole self to God, not just part. Myers really emphazises the importance of faith and prayer. Please read this book!

The most thrilling and interesting book in his series.

I really enjoyed reading Deceived. It highlighted a lot of misconceptions about hypnotism, whether it is authentic and whether it is scripturally based. It also satiated my curiosity about the occult and its practices today's times. Although I am an adult and a mature Christian in my faith a lot of questions regarding hypnotism and how it is viewed from a biblical perspective were answered for me. I enjoyed this book. It was educational and interesting. Bill Myers supports it with scripture and keeps it clear and simple. I highly recommend this series for all teenagers and young adults. Adults can get a lot out of this reading also. I plan to continue reading books by Bill Myer. It's a welcomed change in my collection of literature. A thrilling reading experience.

Gives new meaning to the phrase Spiritual Warfare

Bill Myers is an excellent author! I have read almost the entire Forbidden Doors series and I can tell you it is not just for teens, I am a 28 year old mother of 3 and I can not put them down. I just wish they were longer. My 8 year old is even starting to read them. I have read Bill Myers other works of fiction (for adults) and his young adult books are just as gripping and realistic as the adult ones. Keep up the Lord's work!!!!