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Pine Needles

By Susan Warner

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Amidst woodland picnics and family reunions, faith and friendship intertwine, guiding characters through everyday experiences.

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2012-02-18
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Summary

"Pine Needles" by Susan Warner is a story about the Franklin and Candlish families as they spend time together at Mosswood. The heart of the story explores friendship, appreciating the environment, and shows how faith can affect heroism. The book seems to explore normal family interactions as the families work through ethical problems. The children, Maggie, Meredith, Flora, and Esther are excited to see their Uncle Eden. During their picnic, Meredith listens to a missionary story, which prompts discussions about morality, religion, and history. The story gently weaves happiness and important thoughts together, emphasizing the value of strong relationships and nature.

About the Author

Susan Bogert Warner was an American Presbyterian writer of religious fiction, children's fiction, and theological works. She is best remembered for her massive bestseller The Wide, Wide World. Her other works include Queechy, The Hills of the Shatemuc, Melbourne House, Daisy, Walks from Eden, House of Israel, What She Could, Opportunities, and House in Town. Warner and her sister, Anna, wrote a series of semi-religious novels that had extraordinary sales, including Say and Seal, Christmas Stocking, Books of Blessing, and The Law and the Testimony.

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