The Lost City of Light (The Noland Kids Adventure Series)

My 8 year old devoured this book in an afternoon! I am so glad that we found the Noland kids and the content is wholesome. Thank you Mike Curtis!!!

I love that the salvation message is made clear in these books. Extremely engaging and well-written. I feel safe reading them to my daughters!

I love the idea of a faith-based Christian mystery/adventure. It is also a great idea to show kids of missionaries having adventures all over the world, because kids of missionaries do get to travel, learn other languages, and immerse themselves in other cultures. The story is intriguing, and there is plenty of adventure, including dealing with molten lava, jungle creatures, and terrorists. I enjoyed the closeness of the family and the love of God that shines throughout this book. And as a Christian I loved that the kids prayed when they needed help. There is also a strong message of forgiveness.Some slight criticism: Eight years have passed since the first book. Caleb is now 20, David is 18 and Lizzy is 16. I enjoyed the first book in this series and easily classified that one as middle-grade. Since the kids’ ages have been increased so much in this book, I would normally classify it as a young adult book. However, it still reads like a middle-grade series, and I don’t think many of the conversations in the book are reflective of the way 16 to 20-year-olds would speak. That being said, this is a wonderful Christian adventure that kids will enjoy.I downloaded this book on Kindle Unlimited, where subscribers can read it for free.

Great book for people of all ages!

Lost City of Light was amazing! The story kept me engaged and wondering what would happen next the entire time! What I really enjoyed was the setting: in the Congo! I love traveling and this was a trip to the Congo! The story was filled with adventure, twists, and turns, but I also loved the relationships between the characters and the evident love they had for the Lord. The Gospel is woven throughout the story in a way that is natural and easy-to-understand. Your teens and preteens will LOVE this book!

What an amazing Christian based book! Love the family values and the story line! Wonderful wonderful wonderful! Eagerly awaiting the next book! ❤️❤️❤️

As an adult it is hard to find books that are faith based with a good story line and no romance.

The Noland kids—Caleb, now twenty, younger brother David, now eighteen, and younger sister Lizzy, now sixteen— live with their parents, Dave, a seminary professor, and Bethany. While the young people are on a missions trip to the Congo in Africa, they learn that Kitoko and Juliette Kabambi, both college professors and the parents of twelve-year-old Lens Kabambi have mysteriously gone missing in their search for a lost city of light. The Nolands agree to help find them. But with dangers lurking around every corner, can they uncover the dusty clues to this ancient city and discover its long lost light? Will they be able to rescue Lens’ parents and themselves? And who is the unexpected enemy endangering their search? Wow! Talk about adventure, excitement, and suspense! With terrorist plots, volcanoes, gunfire, huge serpents, strange creatures, totally unexpected plot twists, heart-pounding and heart-rending backstories, mountain gorillas, more strange creatures, and an all-out, run-for-your-life ending The Lost City of Light has it all! Plus examples of young folks ordering their ways according to God’s teaching and illustrations of how sharing the gospel can affect other people’s lives for good. This is Book 2 of “The Noland Kids Adventure Series.” The Noland kids are now eight years older since their first adventure. The next two books are The Legend of the Craftsman King (No. 3), and The Secret of Paradise Cove (No. 4). There are several things to like about these faith-based adventure books. The relationships between the characters are good, and the evident love they had for the Lord is clear. The author, Mike Curtis, does a great job of painting a picture with words as he cleverly intertwines good morals and adventure, drawing readers in so that readers feel like they’re part of the story and it’s very hard to put the book down. The books are well written and well rounded, probing into the characters and even their flaws as well as their brighter and sometimes humorous sides. Understanding the importance of what parents allow their children to put into their minds, I would agree with the reviewer who said, “These books are good seed. 100% recommended.”