Eleazar, Jason, and Matthias Brennan simply don't compare to Terry, Gary, and Larry from the Brady Street Boys Adventures.

That's what I was left thinking after I read through my friend Katrina's series of 9 books in a mere two days! While the Brennan boys have their share of adventures, the Brady Street Boys have more than their share of adventures... every day.

The book series is set in 1987 in a small town in Indiana. It's summer, and the boys' mom has come up with a fruit of the spirit project to help them pass the summer (when they're not getting trapped in a tunnel or trying to get a skunk out of their tent, that is.). Gary, the middle brother, had his leg amputated due to cancer, and he wants to talk to the surgeon who did the amputation so he can set aside some of his doubts about the procedure. That would be easy enough, except said surgeon has... gone missing. That doesn't deter the boys, who go trekking across a few states in an attempt to find him (and encounter cheating fishermen and pet rats on the way!).

My favorite books in the series were 3 and 7, probably because the adventure was a little tamer in those. Still, you'd be surprised at how many things can go wrong when three adolescent boys try running a stand at the farmer's market!

These books also teach valuable lessons. Not only is the fruit of the spirit portrayed in an excellent way in each book, but also the boys get to experience it first-hand; for example, in the book about peace, the boys have a difficult neighbor boy and his pranks to deal with. And in the last book, when Gary feels like quitting, he learns to put temperance to work!

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Until next time,