Heather and Picket are fully aware they are still in middle of their story. It is a glorious tale of fighting evil in unison. I won’t reveal what events transpire, but they are distressing to the rabbit siblings, and demonstrate how betrayal and true evil exist even in their fantasy world. They slowly begin to help heal and strengthen the aching hearts of Heather and Picket as they grow into the vision of Cloud Mountain. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts…” Acts 2:44-46Įndearing characters are introduced, such as the slightly bumbling, clay-flinging Eefaw Potter, or the sweet, grandmotherly sage, Old Mrs. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. We see similar ideas within the early church.Īll the believers were together and had everything in common. “Now, they do other work like everyone else: gardening, cleaning, teaching - whatever’s needed. Smith utilizes a great deal of Christian imagery throughout the book. “Everywhere they looked, energetic work was underway.” p. The rabbits live in true community as they prepare for eventual battle, and continue developing beautiful skills of creativity, artisanship and industry. After a previously unknown Uncle Wilfred and his adopted son Smalls rescue them from the wolves of Redeye Garlackson, they are sequestered in Cloud Mountain, a hidden community determined to preserve the old peace and order of the Great Wood. They are seeking their family, but are likewise in search of a more peaceful world. It is a coming of age story in which Smith seemingly draws on his love for C. They are rabbits with swords.Īfter wolves attack their village, set fire to their home, and take off with their parents and baby brother, heather and Picket begin a journey. In The Green Ember and the subsequent books Ember Falls, and now in the newly published Ember Rising, Smith delivers a story worthy of sharing with middle grade readers and beyond.īuilding on the Christian fantasy genre, Smith has created an inspiring world of anthropomorphized animals who are attempting to battle the evil in their own world as it spreads throughout the Great Wood, and beyond, into all Natalia. #GREEN EMBER DISCUSSION SERIES#For this reason I am pleased to introduce you to The Green Ember series by S. Reading together cements our relationship and graces us with a shared vocabulary and with more robust imagery. It is single-handedly my favorite way to spend time with my kids, even though they can all read fluently on their own. Reading aloud with a beloved child in your life is just about one of the most enriching past times. Healing is on the horizon, but a fire comes first. I just want this roleplay to be amazing, like the Green Ember series itself.“The Green Ember burns the seed of the New World smolders. I don’t want to err on the side of controlling every post put out-creativity and creative freedom are very important. I would want the post to be edited so that the story is right. If a person (me, for example) makes a mistake while writing, I wouldn’t want to just roll with it. I want this roleplay to be a great one, well thought out and coordinated-one in which the events are perhaps discussed in this topic before they are posted. Kind of like two stories running concurrently. My best idea is that Melody would be at some other Citadel, or somewhere out in the wilds, and then she could meet up with the other characters at a point where the story converges. If you wanted to start somewhere further away, I would say that’s a good idea. Me and Rex were going down to overhear what they were saying. It is meeting with what appears to be a rabbit informant. It might have worked, but the wolf wasn’t directly threatening the citadel or any rabbit.
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