SuitabookMaggie's dare
Norma Jean Lutz
- Reading
- Read together if useful, pausing to distinguish the historical setting from the story’s choices and to let your child ask questions about enslavement and the revival.
- Themes
- Slavery and helping: Maggie struggles with her friend’s ownership and mistreatment of a young enslaved girl, then feels compelled to help. The premise places enslavement and mistreatment at the centre, but does not establish how the story portrays the girl’s experience or the consequences of Maggie’s choice.
- Faith and action: A spiritual revival forms part of the historical setting, and the book connects serving God with serving others. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Slavery and the mistreatment of an enslaved girl are central to the premise. Consider whether your child would value discussing this difficult historical subject as they read.