Grasping at Moonbeams

By Jane Vogel

The Brio Girls series is written to churched teen girls ages 12-16 who read fiction. The series deals with hard and ordinary issues-just like all teens face-but does so with honesty and integrity. The catchphrase for this series is "Where real faith meets real life." With 124,000 subscribers to "Brio "magazine, Brio Girls is one of the most visible and successful Christian fiction series in the industry.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589970527
• ISBN13: 9781589970526
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 12 to 16 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 11

Customer Reviews

Grasping at Moonbeams

Becca has been concerned for her best friend and fellow "Brio Girl", Solana, for years. Recently, Solana's non-Christian attitude has left her with a broken heart, and she is left feeling low and depressed. When the two girls make friends with Katie, who is strong and confident in her beliefs, they find themselves attending special gatherings and neat rituals with her, all in the name of the Lord...or so Becca thought. Is it possible that Becca could actually be helping Solana to grow even FURTHER from God? I really liked this book. It taught me a lot about Wicca, the religion that Katie and her friends practice. I understand better now why some parents refuse to allow their kids to watch T.V. shows and read books where magic is involved. Even though I think magic is a really interesting subject for a show, book, or movie, I would NEVER, EVER try to cast spells or be "witch-like" in real life. Apparently, that's how those parents feel, too, and why they don't allow their kids to be exposed to things such as witches, wizards, potions, spells, magic, etc. I also learned that Wiccans don't, in fact, worship Satan, but they do worship a "God and a Goddess". Whether the "God" is the real God or not, I'm not sure. But on another subject, this book had a good storyline. I mainly enjoyed learning about Wicca, and why it is considered to be satanic. The characters didn't tease each other as much in this book as in the last one I read, "Stuck in the Sky", so I can't really think of anything bad that I have to say about it. Overall, I recommend "Grasping at Moonbeams" to girls ages twelve to sixteen (the actual recommended age limit) since some topics came up in this book that would be inappropriate for younger girls.

Couldn't be better!!

I think this book is great! It shows how easy it is to be taken in by something that seems like it's good, but in reality isn't. I think it's good for everyone to know the truth about wicca--it's bad. It's satanic. I couldn't wait to finish this book. It's one of my favorites in the series.

Excellent Job

Okay..whoever wrote that first review-Okay I'm a virgin! I think that this book is so true to what God tells us in the Bible about Wicca. I don't personally know anyone that is a Wiccan, and they might be persecuted as well, but how many countries have it Illegal to be wiccan? I know of None. But Christianity? Let me tell ya, there are so many in Asia, not to mention other continents. Wicca is seriously bad because you are getting into Witchcraft and that is no with a CAPITAL N by God's Standards and I want to be living my life 100% up to God's expectations. I think that the author of this book, Jane Vogul, along with Susie Shellenburger, the editor of Brio mag and the books did an excellent way of interpeting the Bible into an easier way to understand.

An Excellent Scoop on Wicca

Becca's experience in this book is something that every teen should have. Reading this book really gave me the scoop on Wicca. I never really knew what it was before, but now, I'm glad that I'm no part of it. Jane Vogel did a very good job explaining why we shouldn't have anything to do with Wicca. It's shows that following God is the only way to live and that no matter what, fooling around with demons is not ok.