I know kids love to read the books where they get to chose what happens. I did like this book and was glad to see the choices that the reader could make. It was an interesting look at the decisions that could lead you to witness history or go home and feed the pigs.

This is a fun way to get kids reading Bible stories. This format gives the reader a chance to decide what happens next in the story. Similar to the old "Choose Your Own Adventure" stories, the reader chooses a character from the story and as he/she reads along they can decide where the character goes or what he/she does. Perfect to keep children occupied during a church service or on a car trip. Ideal for children in grades 2-4. I recommend this book. Great concept.

Do you remember the "Choose Your Own Adventure books"? Crossroads in Galilee is a "Choose Your Journey" book. It is the same idea where the reader chooses a character and then within the journey, makes a decision that determines what direction the story will take. You can be A Boy From the Vineyard, The Fisherman's Sister or The Tax Collectors Brother. Each character has a different story, so I would recommend that you read the book as each of the characters. Depending upon the choice you make, you can read this book over and over learning something different each time. Some endings are happy and some not so happy. The goal is that the reader will learn something about the life and lessons of Jesus as well as gain more understanding of the Bible stories, and an increase in Faith and Trust in Jesus. The stories were accurately retold from the Bible, with a fresh new twist.

This is a great concept to teach the stories of the Bible. Kids will love exploring life in Jesus' time and all the choices the people could have made. It is a fun way for kids to learn Bible history without even realizing it. I liked the sections at the end of the book. There is a section that could be used for discussion; Real Life Decisions, a glossary, a list of bible passages that compliment each of the journeys as well as a section that might answer questions called What Bible Experts Say. This is a wonderful book for a church library, Sunday School classrooms and Christian family libraries.

What a fun book! I really enjoyed reading Crossroads in Galilee, as did my daughter. We found the book to be Biblically accurate. I liked the fact that the author detailed what parts of the story were reliable facts and which parts were open for conjecture (for example, the tax collector's name being Levi or Matthew). The three story lines were engaging, the variety of choices was pleasing, and although it is aimed at younger children, it was still enjoyable for readers above the target reading/age level.

I gratefully received this book as an eARC from the author, publisher, and NetGalley in exchange for my unbiased review.

I love it when a book puts you the place that you’re reading. This book was great in the story telling as well as the choices that they gave you to choose an outcome. Reading books that give you this option makes for reading the book often to see what else could happen. Great adventure awaits … If you like books like that, you’ll want to pick up a copy of this one!