TOS Review: The Truth Seekers Mystery Series. Book #1~The Missing Link: Found by Christina and Felice Gerwitz

When I was assigned the first book in The Truth Seekers Mystery Series for review, I’m sorry to say I literally judged the book by its cover and as a result was expecting to be disappointed. Generally, I don’t like mystery novels for my children and I was considering reading it to myself instead of reading it to them.

What luck! I was wrong. Media Angels to the rescue!

Now, I know that some might turn up their noses at something like this, but I genuinely enjoyed it. And, yes, there was a bit of repetition of certain phrases and reaching for descriptors, but for goodness sakes, this novel was written by a 12 year old homeschooler. I think that’s awesome!! It was written for reluctant readers, but neither my girls nor I would ever turn away a good book, so as far as I’m concerned, eager readers can enjoy it as well.

I read this book aloud to my 10 and 14 year old girls (“Tink” and “Ninja”). I was expecting my oldest to say that the book was boring or that she didn’t want to read it. Truthfully, I was afraid to ask her if she liked it. I even called Tink in to read one night while Ninja was busy, thinking Ninja didn’t want to be read to anyway, but later on, when Ninja came into the room and found us reading she said, “Hey! Why are you guys reading without me?” I was surprised to say the least. I apologized and asked if she’d read those two chapters on her own the next day to catch up, then we’d pick up together the next evening. She agreed without hesitation. 

Lol! Ninja just walked by as I was typing this and after reading over my shoulder, she has this to say…

Ninja: “I liked the book a lot! I don’t know what my mom’s talking about…”

Well there you have it. Straight from Ninja’s own, uuuh, fingers.

I greatly enjoyed the book right along with my girls. In it's 208 pages was lots of adventure with creation science facts neatly tucked inside. I was eager to know what happened to our characters and how in the world they were going to explain the discovery of the missing link. I loved the use of facts from a creation perspective. My girls have liked watching creation presentations and this novel was a perfect way to spice things up while presenting facts at the same time. There were a few character flaws in the lives of the two main characters, but these kids were repentant and I liked that these flaws made them a bit more believable. Oh, and best of all… there was no kissing in the book! Lol!

Media Angels has literature guides available for purchase to go along with each of the three novels in the series.

There are several interesting looking products in the Media Angels catalog as well. 

The Missing Link: Found turned out to be a wonderful read that made us want to keep on reading right up to the very last page. I think it’s a great way to add an interesting bit of fun and excitement to your study of creation science or to encourage a child who just doesn’t find reading as gratifying as my girls and I do. It’s also a nice way to support fellow homeschoolers and spread the word about creation science in an enjoyable way.