| Title | : | Second Chance: The Search for Truth (Left Behind: The Kids #2) |
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| ISBN | : | 078875369X |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780788753695 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Audio Cassette |
| Number of Pages | : | 3 |
| Publication | : | First published June 26, 1998 |
Second Chance: The Search for Truth (Left Behind: The Kids #2) Reviews
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About this book:
“Faced with the truth behind the disappearances, Judd, Vicki, Lionel, and Ryan have decisions to make. Will they accept Christ’s forgiveness, or will they blame God for abandoning them and taking away their families?
While the others are making their decisions, Lionel get a disturbing message from his Uncle André. Afraid his uncle is going to take his own life, Lionel rushes to Chicago, praying he’ll reach André before it’s too late.”
Series: Book #2 (of forty) in “Left Behind: The Kids” series. (Review of book #1, Here!)
Spiritual Content- The Rapture has happened (all four main characters were left behind); Witnessing & getting saved; Prayers; Many Talks about God, Jesus, trusting & the Rapture; ‘H’s are not capital when referring to God; At first Judd is mad at God; Ryan doesn’t want to believe; Many mentions of Church & faiths; Many mentions of Heaven & Hell; Mentions of Bible reading.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: two ‘dumb’s, two ‘wuss’es, and four ‘stupid’s; Pain (barely-above-not-detailed); Lionel & Ryan bicker at each other; Mentions of drunks, drugs, smoking & brawls; Mentions of looters & robberies; Mentions of crimes & bad guys; Mentions of suicide, murder & killing; Mentions of bodies & morgues; A morgue & dead bodies (barely-above-not-detailed); An urge to kill someone.
Sexual Content- a ‘babe’, a form of ‘hot’, and a ‘sexy’; Mentions of noticing & feelings; Mentions of dating; Mentions of Judd & Vicki loving together at his house after the Rapture (but they both say it’s a brother-sister relationship and they’re doing nothing wrong. Judd says he won’t take advantage of Vicki (which he doesn’t)).
-Judd Thompson Jr., age 16
-Vicki Byrne, age 14
-Lionel Washington, age 13
-Ryan Daley, age 12
P.O.V. switches between them
141 pages
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Pre Teens- One Star
New Teens- Three Stars
Early High School Teens- Three Stars (and a half)
Older High School Teens- Four Stars
My personal Rating- Three Stars (and a half)
{These ratings are for content, since everyone has a different opinion on the Rapture and how it will happen.}
Ahh, my first ever ship = Judd & Vicki. Gotta be honest though, I still have a hard time when grown men write the point of view of a teenage girl. These authors do a pretty good job, but it’s still a bit weird to me. Lots of repeating from the first book, but that’s pretty normal for a series. ;)
Link to review:
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*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author. -
I made it two chapters into this one and have decided to DNF the series. I'm just not invested in any of the characters and they don't seem as well developed as the characters in the original Left Behind series.
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This was an engaging read. The story revolves around 4 kids: Judd, Vicki, Lionel, and Ryan. They were left behind during the rapture. In this installment, I thought the story was great. It continues with the 4 kids at New Hope Village Church after learning what happened to the world and they are confused and wondering what to do. The story then makes two separate stories: One follows Lionel and Ryan, while the other follows Judd and Vicki.
I thought the characters were great. I felt bad for Vicki as she had went through a lot in this book and at the young age of 14 years old. Judd is still thinking he is cool; however, we get to see a shy and embarrassed side to him during his story with Vicki. Lionel is still my favourite. He believes he loses his uncle and that he is all alone. Ryan lost his parents. I felt his character was only thinking about himself. I thought he should have been more open-hearted and open-minded. I thought his character was the worst of all 4.
The ending was a bit of a let down for me. However, I did not expect that plot twist in the end. As a Christian, I thought the writing was powerful. The story was great, and engaged. I can't wait to see the journey that these kids have to go through. I am excited to see what is in stored. I feel like the story will be more exciting. I can't wait to read Book 3. Overall, a great read. -
A Quickie Review
Not just "more of the same," this one shows the kids beginning to work together and has a little intensity, along with a cliffhanger ending. Even if you felt The Vanishings was slightly lackluster, you should give this series a Second Chance by reading this book before leaving the series behind.
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The series is starting to get more of a plot I feel. There seems to be more control in the small group with all of them coming together at the New Hope Church. They are trying to figure out what they are going to do next. The book splits it up into 2 different groups which include Vicki and Judd then Lionel and Ryan. Ryan is the only one in the entire group that doesn't believe that God can help because he is the only one left due to his parents actually being dead. He doesn't know what to think but is with the group still because he has nowhere else to go. I hope the books start to pick up because there isn't really much happening to hold my interest. I remember reading this one when I was younger and I remember how much changes throughout the books so I'll continue until I finish this series. The writing makes the book fast-paced and the characters are kind of easy to relate to. I find it odd how they just switch over their views on God in just a matter of minutes.
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Much better than the first book. I got a more indepth feel for the characters. A bit more seemed to happen in this one. It was heartbreaking to watch these kids figure out where to live all for different reasons. I really like how it continues to bring Rayford, Chloe and especially Bruce into the story, even if in small forms. It had me wondering what are the police going to do with all the orphans, vandals, etc. So much chaos!
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My kids were reading the book of Revelations in their Bible reading, so I got the idea to read this series together with them so that maybe they could have a more practical understanding of the book.
I can't say it is the most well written book, and one chapter about the teens getting a car out of a over-packed garage bored me and confused me. But behind that chapter, it was actually better than the first in the series.
And the ending even surprised me!
My kids seem interested in it, and that makes me the happiest. So on we read. -
These books are fairly short -- I definitely like that! I think in this volume we got to know the kids just a smidge more than in the 1st book. We also find out how the kids spend their first nights alone, without their families. Judd retrieves his car from the airport, and Lionel deals with men moving into his house...
Qualifies for COYER Scavenger Hunt item #30. -
Since the vanishings Judd Vicki Lionel and Ryan have been trying to find the truth. Meanwhile, Lionel gets a disturbing voice message from his Uncle Andre saying he is going to commit suicide. While Ryan and Lionel head there way to Chicago Judd and Vicki try to unwind Judd's car out of the airport parking lot. Where will this nightmare take them and when will it end?
I personally think that at the beginning of the book it was a waste of time. Although, it wasn't bad enough for me to quit reading it, because as the story continued it seemed to get better and better.It is almost like the author realized his mistakes as the book continued. Lionel acts terrible to Ryan which I hate, because Lionel is acting like he knows everything and Ryan knows nothing. Although, Judd and Vicki act like they are best friends, they treat each other great. It got me to read the other books too.
I recommend to read this book even though it seems boring at first. -
I didn't know that once Jesus comes&gets his children that the people who are left behind have a second chance
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Really loved these books. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series. :)
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This section was the immediate result of book 1. The kids find out that they have a “second
chance” of going to heaven and for most of them seeing their family again. Judd and Lionel knew the truth and Vicki rebelled against the truth. Ryan was skeptical of the truth and considered it “mumbo
jumbo.”They went on with their lives after they heard the things that they needed to hear. So, Judd
and Vicki went with each other and Lionel and Ryan went with each other. Judd asked Vicki to go with
him to the airport and pick up his car and Vicki accompanied him there. Lionel ran after Ryan so they
both wouldn’t be alone. They all decided at this time that it wasn’t best to be alone so they ran off and
split in 2. Judd had to learn how to live with what he left the house for, independance, this for him
unasked for wasn’t the best and that he must go one with his life depending on Jesus for the next 7.5
years of his life. Vicki went back to the trailer after helping Judd get his car out of the parking garage
for 7 hours and found a burnt trailer with no remains. She then had to pray and Judd and Vicki both
came to Christ. They decided that they would live in Judd’s residence and be happy and no they didn’t
date. Lionel and Ryan went to Ryan’s house and they watched the news to discover that his parents are
dead. Though they weren’t “caught up” in the rapture leaving everything but flesh and bone he didn’t
want to go back into the house and Lionel tried to force him into his house. Due to this reason, Ryan
made a tent in his backyard. Lionel went home to pack this to live with Ryan and he answers the
answer machine and finds many recording but stumbles upon Uncle Andre and him with a suicide notice.
They went and found police who stated they found him dead. Then Lionel returns home to find the
people Andre owed money to moving into his home and stating they own it until Andre, who is dead, can
pay (I know his dead what more do they want.) They all circle they’re problems with 75% of them
coming to Jesus and only one who didn't. Ryan remained skeptical like he is and the story ends with
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I know these books came out years ago, but I'm reading them along side my 15 year old son. Teenagers seem to have a hard time with what to believe, with everything changing inside their bodies. I figured having him read about other teens who struggled with their faith, might help him solidify his. He has read the book of Revelations, he feels the same way I do...it's not scary to know one day Jesus will return and take the believers home. Home to a place you can only imagine while on this earth.
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This one was much better than the first one, but that is probably because the first one was more background information now it more storyline stuff. I like how all the kids are staying at Judd’s house. And I kinda want Judd and Vicki to be together in the future. It is nice how they are getting closer and becoming a family now.
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This book is GREAT, I love all the Left Behind Series for kids. I have read #31 out of 40 of them and absolutely love them. Since they are so small and thin I read like ten of them in a day. But they are so good.
If yoou keep reading the series they become more and more thrilling. They books are one of the best series I have ever read. -
Four kids, Vicki, Jude,Lionel, and Ryan face the hardship of being left behind. But, when 3 out of the 4 kids feels safe and secure after excepting Christ they feel like they can face anything together. I would recommend this book to boys and girls from ages 12-21.
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Makes me feel better about a lot of things in life. I feel closer to God and closer to seeing how life can really be so scary and stressful but that knowing God and keeping faith really makes all the difference.
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This was pretty good it basically delt with the children coming to terms with everything going on. It honestly could have been combined with the first book to make one book but otherwise it was good. -
I really liked the original series and think it was a wonderful idea the author to write a similar series for kids and teenagers/young adults. I didn’t enjoy the kid series as much but I believe that young adults will like them a lot.
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Wow - Just Wow!
Absolutely riveting. Excited bto continue the series to find out what happens next. Really hoping they all make it to the glorious appearing and none of the die along the way. -
I love this book and I really want to read the others of this series.
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I really liked this book. I would recommend this book to anyone. Before you read this book read the first book. I give this book a 5 out of 5.
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I enjoyed reading this book. It was a lot more gripping than the first one, I can't wait to read the third book! I haven't decided which of the kids is my favorite yet.
