Pitfall!

Barbara Hallihan is a contemporary writer who has a special interest in writing historical Christian fiction for children and young people. This is a short story for children of age 8+. It is set in a coal village in the 1880s and follows the experience of a young, fatherless, boy working in a coalmine who is caught up in a pitfall. The story is exciting and fast moving with descriptions and pictures to stir the imagination of young readers either reading for themselves or having the story read to them. The narrative moves along with short chapters and the ending will encourage readers to see beyond the simple storyline to the message of freedom in Christ and liberty from the darkness of this evil world. The book has 24 powerful black and white illustrations and demonstrates a clear gospel message undergirded with traditional Reformed Evangelical doctrine.