Darkening Skies: Judgment of Ice (Left Behind: The Kids)
In the versions of the adult Left Behind series, those "left  behind" when the true believers disappear in the Rapture include  four teenagers who then find Christ. Jenkins and LaHaye know how  to maintain suspense. They deftly cross-cut scenes and roll the  action at a Gary Paulsen-like pace. While readers don't have to  share the characters' faith to enjoy these page-turners, the  appeal is definitely not universal. The "stadium" in Terror is  Teddy Kollek Stadium in Jerusalem, overflowing with "witnesses"  eager to hear an influential rabbi extol Jesus and "the triune  God." An Arab helps the good guys, not because she's found  Christ but because she wants vengeance against the bad guys  (these include Nicolae Carpathia, potentate of the Global  Community, and Peter the Second, head of the Enigma Babylon One  World Faith. By Skies the story line has reached Revelation  8:12, and the sun, moon and stars lose one-third of their light.  Will the kids holed up in a remote schoolhouse be able to power  their generator? And how many people will they save? With series  sales topping 7.7 million copies, it doesn't take series  prophets Eli and Moishe to predict a ready audience for these  new titles. Ages 10-14. (Oct.)Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.