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The Costly Cookie Chronicles: A Young Heart Discovers the Face of Christ
The Costly Cookie Chronicles: A Young Heart Discovers the Face of Christ
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Eleven-year-old Clare wants to be a saint for Jesus, but there are a few things standing in her way: everything she says, does, and thinks. Well...not exactly, but almost. Clare finds surrendering her will to Jesus unbelievably hard, until a visiting priest shares an amazing secret during her church's parish mission.
In this second book by Julie Kelly, Clare discovers the tender love of Mary, the transforming power of meditating on the life of Jesus through the Rosary, and the joy of contemplating with Mary the face of Christ. In her delightfully candid way, Clare invites readers to walk the narrow road with her to Jesus through Mary.
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By Julie Kelly
Pages: 191
Binding: Softcover
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Despite being older than the target audience age-wise (although probably the appropriate spiritual maturity level ;)) for this book, I enjoyed it. It was well-written, maintained a relatable voice, and presented good morals. I appreciated the character development, especially because it showed Clare struggling several times despite her desire to love Jesus better. I think this made the book more realistic and accessible. I also really respected that Clare learns things from a variety of sources. She mentions priests giving talks, her mother sharing quotes, and more. This is a nice complement to what Clare discovers through prayer, reminding us God can speak to us through others. I definitely learned some new things from reading it.
I read a chapter out loud to my first-grade faith formation class, and I think the beautiful imagery of the chapter I selected really helped them grown in understanding of the rosary, and it was a nice lead-in to our Mary garden activity.
Our kids (ages 4-9) were excited to read this book together every day ("Can we read the Clare book, Mom?"). They loved the fiery character of Clare, who struggles with the same things I think most kids struggle with- sibling rivalry, selfishness, boredom/distraction when praying the rosary... But she recognizes more and more the times she is able to overcome those temptations and do what is pleasing to God- and has some valuable revelations along the way. This book offers a refreshing reminder for children and adults alike that we don't need to rely on our own strengths (which will always let us down!) to grow closer to Jesus and Mary and keep advancing on the path to sainthood.
We love this book. It's so relatable to issues girls face and real life struggles.
Great way to teach the faith to young children. They can easily see the real life situations of their acts of good or evil, Great way to teach the rosary!
I loved reading this myself and can’t wait to share it with my daughter. This would make a wonderful gift for Catholic girls around age 9-11.