Escape from Egypt

I randomly picked this up from my library's children's fiction section wondering if it would be good historical fiction to read to my 10-year old. It definitely leans more toward a young adult book, as there is quite a bit of adult content, nothing offensive or inappropriate and much of it told in a......more

"This is a beautiful retelling of the biblical story of Moses and the Hebrew slaves in Egypt. Whatch events happen from the perspective of two young adults who did not cause the change but were certaintly affected by it. This book is romantic, dramtic, and emotional. It is well-written. The reader i......more

A reread, though I don't remember much from the first go around. Picked it up again for Lent and it ended it up better than I remember. Bare bones premise is "star-crossed teenaged love in the time of Moses". There's a lot of recognizable moments; the plagues, fleeing Egypt, parting the red sea, and......more

Jesse is a Hebrew slave, and Jennat is half Egyptian. They are from different worlds, and their paths should not have crossed, but they did, and now they are both following Moses to Canaan, the Promised Land for the Isrealites. Jesse and Jennat both learn a lot about who they are, where they come fr......more