Monday, May 20, 2013

The Nanny...

The Guardian
By Gerald N. Lund

    Danni is a normal teenage girl, except for the fact her real name is Carruthers and she always has a woven old bag with her at all times. This seemingly insignificant bag ends up getting her and her entire family into great trouble. What harm could an old family heirloom do?

    It all started when Danni's grandfather gives her the pouch on her thirteenth birthday, as was the tradition for generations. Called Le Guardien, which translates to The Guardian, Danni is told to guard it by keeping it with her always. Because of this she names it Nanny. She thinks of it as simply a way to make her mother happy until one camping trip with her dad, grandfather, and best friend Rick.

    Danni's dad had found lots of rhodium in his mine. But, El Cobra, a conman and kidnapper, found out about this and wanted it for himself. So, he tries to kidnap Danni's family but Danni and her little brother manage to escape. El Cobra chases Danni all over so he can get the $20 million in randsom. With help from the magic pouch and Rick Will Danni ever free her parents and live free from El Cobra?

    This book was really a good book. One of the biggest things it talks about is not judging anything or anyone by their looks. The ways it proves this are through the pouch, seemingly insignificant but very powerful, Danni, who seems just like a small town girl ends up defeating a conman who was evading the FBI and all other government officials. It was very well written and I love all of Gerald N. Lund's books. I give it a solid A.

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