Review from Library Lady's Kid Lit

By Jane Mouttet
Library Lady's Kid Lit
"The seventies were a difficult time in many ways. The Supreme Court approved abortion and Women’s Rights was the topic of the day and the author was in college. I remember when Roe v. Wade was decided – it was a sad time. I have two adopted siblings who could have been aborted had they been conceived a few years later. I remember the anger of my little sister when the topic came up in the news.
Merrijoy Buist does an excellent job of capturing the times and the confusion some Christian young people faced in the changing world. She successfully achieves the voice of a new college student, Carrie, away from a father who is more concerned with his standing in the church (head deacon) than in actually showing love to his daughter. There are so many things that Carrie does to try to get the love and admiration of her father and older brother and they just put her down. When a handsome rower, Lenny, pays attention to her and makes her feel loved, she falls for him and eventually lets him have his way with her. The underlying message of the story for me was the importance of a father’s love in the life of young ladies. 
In many ways, Lone Falcon is a hard book to read – it is never easy to read a book when you know the main character is making poor life choices. The book ends in a difficult spot and I anticipate the sequel Lone Choices.
Potential Area of Concern
While not overly graphic, there are discussions of abortion, boyfriend getting girlfriend drunk and then into bed, and repeated instances of pre-marital sex.
I do think Lone Falcon would be appropriate for mature high schoolers and would probably be okay for my K-12 Christian school library."

 

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