Review: Sweet Child of Mine by Murray Pura and Micaela Pura
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 18, 2013
Sweet Child of Mine by Murray Pura and Micaela Pura e-book****Sweet Child of Mine is set during the American Civil War in 1863 and is a story about an eleven year old girl, Kitt Burns and her father, Jack Burns who live in Ontario, Canada.  Her father informs her that he is going to go to America and enlist in the Union Army to fight in the war.  Kitt is not sure why he wants to join in the war, but she trusts God will bring him safely home.While Jack is fighting in the war, Kitt prays daily for his safety as well as his fellow soldiers. She also writes poems and includes them in her letters to her father.  Her letters and poems boost the morale of not only Jack but also his regiments.  Since Jack fondly refers to her as his “sweet child of mine”, the regiment adopts her as their own calling her their sweet child of mine.As with any war, injuries, capture and even death are all real possibilities for those on the battle fields.  Will Kitt's prayers be answered and her father come home to her safely?  Is Jack able to do what is expected of him during battle and even take the lead in an important and dangerous military plan?  Will he see his sweet child again?I had not realized so many Canadians fought in the Civil War until I read this story.  It also portrays what those left at home and those on the battle field face daily.  Woven throughout the story is the love of a child for her father and his love for her; faith and trusting God in every detail of their lives is important in whatever they face as it is for us.  I enjoyed this story very much.~~I received an e-book copy of Sweet Child of Mine from the author.~~~~~Posted reviews on Goodreads.com, Barnsandnoble.com and Amazon.com~~~