Imagine...The Great Flood by Matt Koceich

Imagine...The Great Flood
by Matt Koceich

ISBN-13: 9781683221296
Paperback: 112 pages
Publisher: Barbour Books
Released: August 1, 2017

Source: Bought.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
The last thing ten-year-old Corey remembers was the searing pain in his head after falling while chasing his dog Molly into the woods. What happens next can't be explained as Corey wakes up and finds himself face-to-face with not one but two lions! An exciting, brand-new epic adventure series for kids ages 8 to 12.


My Review:
Imagine...The Great Flood is an adventure story for ages 8 to 12 and targeted at boys. It's only very loosely based on the Bible account about the Flood. Corey wakes up to see Shem leading lions toward the ark using a magical staff. Shem asks Corey to help him go out to where animals are gathering and lead them some distance back to the ark. But evil giants try to prevent them, threatening Corey's life, even leaving him in a pit to die. The focus was on the giants more than the ark or Noah. Corey sees how God has helped him against the evil attackers and decides to trust Him with the unknown future.

The characters were poorly developed, with only Corey showing some depth. The cover is deceptive as Corey was not on the ark during the Flood but is left behind. Genesis 7:9 says that the pairs of animal kinds came to the ark, so Corey wouldn't have needed to travel to help gather every species. Also, in this story, the rain began before all the people and animals were on the ark rather than God closing the ark's door 7 days before the rain started (Genesis 7:9-10,16).


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