Jeremy V. Jones

It looks all boy on the outside - a robot, dogs, slig-shot. The pages, much like it's girl counter part Truth & Dare, is filled with great graphics and is journal quality pages with plenty of room for jotting down thoughts or doodles.

My 8 year old was excited about this one just as his 10 year old sister was excited about the girl's version of this devotional. What surprised me though is that my 4 year old was also instantly drawn to it because of the cover and inside art work. I am glad to show more have something that grabs their attention and makes them look forward to personal devotional time!

Each day has a scripture then a section called "Truth" that explores through a short devotional the truth of the scripture. Then comes the "Triple Dare" that challenges young boys to put into action what they have learned. As with the girl's version this one also has a journal section. It is labeled "Mission Accomplished" - and what boy doesn't aspire to action, adventure and secret missions??? So this section allows them to answer the questions "What did you do?" and "What did you learn?" after they have applied the Triple Dare to their life. This is a way for them to look back over what they have done during year.

This would be a great stocking stuffer!

Thank you B&B Communications for this review copy. show less

With the World Cup just around the corner it's no surprise that books about soccer are starting to be released. This one is aimed at kids and young teens and the content reflects such. However, it might also make a decent read for those soccer moms not familiar with, but who have an interest in, Kaka, soccer or the World Cup in general.
As an adult who has followed soccer since I was knee high to a grasshopper I found this offering to be lacking depth. Kaka does not input in any way to this show more book and all his quotes are taken from secondary sources such as newspaper articles and magazine interviews. The book isn't just about Kaka either as the title would suggest. In fact there's as much content that is not about Kaka as there is content about him with frequent forays into such topics as past soccer players, the World Cup tournaments and the demographics of Brazil.
Intertwined with Kaka's life story is information on his devotion to God and how his belief has helped him overcome life's obstacles. Although his faith is one of the main aspects of the book it isn't out and out preachy and subtle enough not to turn off the casual reader who has no interest in Christianity.
'Toward the Goal' may not be the literary equivalent of scoring the winning penalty in the world cup final but, in relation to the younger audience, it would certainly progress from the group stages.
All in all I was a tad disappointed with this book but then again I'm not of the demographic that this book is produced for and those of a younger age might well find it an enjoyable read. show less

A decent biography for young Christians who like soccer. It includes lots of extra information about the various countries and soccer history. It does not however actually have much about Kaka's life which is something you might have been expecting given the title. This was published in 2010 leading up to the World Cup and it leaves us hanging expecting great things from Kaka at the tournament. This makes the book a little dated now.

Not extrmely memorable. Its standard Evangelical "then I gave my life to Jesus" story. Not bad, just not good