The Outsider

My eight year old and I read a chapter each night before bed. Most nights I was met with a call for “just one more chapter” – always the sign of a good book, in my opinion. My eight-year old’s review is: “I knew this story before but this book helped me to see it in a new way. It made me realise that miracles can happen in the normal circumstances of life and to any of us. My favourite character was Boaz because he’s a goodie. If I didn’t know the story, there would have been parts of this story which would have made me worry but luckily I knew it had a good ending.”

I would recommend ‘The Outsider’ for the older end of primary school (age 7/8+). Morgan has included notes to show how her retelling is based on the Bible. There are also book club questions at the back of the which I think could work well in various situations from Sunday schools to youth clubs.