Lois Walfrid Johnson

I am next to incapable of putting these down! Her writing style is enrapturing and compels you to continue.

Full of action and suspense, Lois Walfrid Johnson's Viking Quest will capture the imagination of young and old alike. The series begins with siblings Briana (Bree) and Devin O'Toole, children of an Irish chieftain.

After their sister, Keely was stolen away years before, Devin and Bree have always been told to beware the dreaded Vikings. But even with the warning to always be on their show more guard, Bree mistakes the identity of a drowning stranger for her friend Tully. When she proves to be mistaken, her worst fears are realized. Bree has rescued a Viking scout, Mikkel a young Viking captain! When Mikkel later raids the area, Bree and Devin are captured and find themselves on their way to Norway as Viking slaves.

Will Bree and Devin ever see their family again? Will Devin let his hatred and bitterness towards Mikkel take over him and ruin his faith? Will they find Keely? Will Bree come to understand the meaning of forgiveness? And will Mikkel find release from the slavery of greed, finding true freedom in Christ? show less

A step more interesting than Boxcar Children, with local history. 1907, NW Wisconsin. Christian message in character and so not too heavy/ annoying.

However I don't think that three 13 yo children should be roaming around the city chasing a bad guy, even though there are adults in the background and even though people did grow up faster in the old days. Also there's a budding romance. If the author had made them just one year older it would have been more plausible, less disturbing, all the show more way 'round.

Possibly Kate and the others have established their credentials in earlier books in the series, but I feel no need to catch up on what I missed, or to go on. show less

I am next to incapable of putting these down! Her writing style is enrapturing and compels you to continue.

The night is still and quiet, the perfect setting for escape, and Bree knows it. Now is the time to make her move. She wakes her fellow prisoner, Lil, and they make their escape into the night. But they're not gone long before their absence is discovered, along with the disappearance of Mikkel's silver coins. Questions and accusation fly through everyone's minds. who stole the coins? show more Where did Bree and Lil go? Could they have taken the coins or was it someone else? Mikkel is skeptical of the idea that Bree would steal the coins, so he sets out to find Bree and clear her name. But can he find the real culprit before it's too late and Bree is lost forever? show less

Libby gets a bit more than she bargained for when she trades in her society life in Chicago to rejoin her father on his steamboat. She finds that some of the beliefs she was fed in Chicago need to be reevaluated.

I like that some of the characters hold strong beliefs that they are willing to die for if necessary. I also like that some of the characters have a deep faith that they are trying to integrate into everyday life.