Star of Light

Alternate Titles

• BRAILE BOOK 1953 - Star of Light; DANISH 1954

Description

**In a mountain village in Morocco, an Englishwoman transforms the lives of her visiting niece, a blind baby girl, and an eleven-year-old boy through her work as a missionary nurse. Hamid is worried that his blind sister Kinza is in danger from his stepfather.** **Goodreads Member (May 14, 2017) Lydia Strickler:** it was amazing **5 of 5 stars (review of another edition!)** Ok, I confess - my five star rating is for the original book published in 1953. **When I was ten years old, a missionary to Algeria gave me Star of Light.** It so captured my imagination that **I read it over and over and over**. I wanted my children and friends to read the book but wondered why it did not thrill them like it had me. **WELL, somebody decided that modern children could not understand a book published fifty years ago and Moody Press revised it** - took away much of the Moorish culture, the harshness, and the British langauge. I mean, what ten year old could understand that a "torch" is flashlight in the context in which it is used?? **Seriously, the original Star of Light expanded my horizons and my vocabulary as well as giving me a heart for missions.** Blah for this edition but if you can **find a rare, no longer published, original**, get it and love it.

Description

Strange and wicked Morocco, a land without Christ. Young Hamid and his sister Rahma find life very difficult. Their little sister, because she is blind, is sold to beg in the market. Rest and hope come from the Saviour. "Hamid rubbed the light from his eyes and looked again. He was not dreaming. It was his stepfather! The man watched Kinza as a snake might watch a baby rabbit at play, waiting for the moment to strike. And for one breathless moment Hamid was sure that he would reach out and snatch her away." Hamid does not want his little blind sister, Kinza, to be sold to a beggar by their stepfather, so he decides to rescue her. Together they escape from their mountain village to a town where there may be a new home for Kinza. But this is only the start of their adventures. Will Kinza be safe? What will happen to Hamid who dares not go back home? Set in North Africa.

Subjects

Series Statement

• Moody Giants, #4

Other Editions

• Star of LightPaperbackMoody Press Publishers1953-01-01
• Star of LightMoody Pr (J)1953-06-27