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Series: Abigail

Abigail and the Career Day Catastrophe

It's Time to Be a Hero… Right?

By Bethany McIlrath, illustrated by Katie Saunders
4.9375 stars  from 14 reviews
Ages 7+
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About this book

It's nearly Career Day, and 9-year-old Abigail is trying to decide what she wants to be when she grows up. She wants to do something that will make God and everyone else proud, so she decides she will be a missionary police officer—a job that she thinks means behaving perfectly and making sure everyone else does too! 

But all her efforts seem to backfire. After some helpful Bible teaching from her loved ones about the story of Paul's conversion, Abigail rethinks what it means to make God proud and to "be good"!

This fun, relatable story will help kids to realize that it’s only through Jesus that we can please ...

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Series

This fictional series for ages 7 and up follows the adventures of 9-year-old Abigail as she figures out what faith means for her everyday life. Young readers are inspired to read the Bible, talk to God, and apply what they believe to their own lives. Free extras are available at abigailseries.com.

Specifications

Age range:
7+
Contributors:
Bethany McIlrath, Katie Saunders
ISBN:
9781802540987
Format:
Paperback
First published:
October 2024
Dimensions:
5.1" x 7.8" x 0.6"
Weight:
8.71 oz
Print size:
13.0pt
Language:
English
Pages:
224
Publisher:
The Good Book Company

Contents

  1. Officer Dave
  2. An Adventure
  3. A Hero
  4. The Yellow Bucket
  5. A Bad Guy
  6. Extra Good
  7. No Fun Allowed
  8. Walking Feet
  9. Pedro in Peril
  10. I Am the Police
  11. All Cleaned Up
  12. Being Like Jesus
  13. Sticky
  14. A Faucet to Fix
  15. The Bible in the Toolbox
  16. Good Work
  17. Career-Day Cake
  18. Filling and Spilling
  19. The Big Day
  20. Glued!
  21. Flying, Baking Missionary Police-Officer Hero


A Note from the Author

A Sneak Peek

Book-Club Questions

Endorsements

Bethany McIlrath truly understands how to construct an easy-to-connect-with narrative around a gospel-rich passage! Abigail and the Career Day Catastrophe is a charming, relatable, and engaging story. Fourth-grade Abigail works hard to be good, experiences crushing disappointment when her efforts fall flat, and delights in the good news of Jesus. Kids who read about Abigail will be entertained, feel understood, and, most spectacularly, come away better equipped to press God’s good news into their everyday lives.


Caroline Saunders Author, The Story of Water and The Story of Home

The second in a new series by Bethany McIlrath, Abigail and the Career Day Catastrophe finds Abigail navigating a big career day project at school. As she dreams about what she might be when she grows up, she comes to understand that a person’s job isn’t to be perfect, because that is a job only Jesus can do! Readers will learn, along with Abigail, that God gives good gifts to each of us to do good works—but that the greatest gift is his saving grace.


Amanda Cleary Eastep Author, Tree Street Kids series

“In the Abigail books, Bethany McIlrath demonstrates how a family’s commitment to their shared faith can help a nine-year-old girl navigate the everyday problems that children face. Each book not only tells a clever, funny story about Abigail but also successfully unpacks the biblical truths that Abigail discovers along the way.”

Bob Hartman Author, The Kingdom and the King Storybook Bible and YouVersion's Bible App for Kids

Customer Reviews

5.00 stars Great reading for 8-9 years old

 

My daughter ~who is also named Abigail ~ loves this series . This book is the great transition from early chapter reader and books for “big kids “ .

We're so glad your Abigail is loving this series! Thanks so much, Anne!

5.00 stars Lovely Christ Centered Chapter Book

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I received Abigail and the Career Day Catastrophe compliments of The Good Book Company in exchange for my honest review.

Abigail and the Career Day Catastrophe is the second installment in the Abigail series by Bethany McIlrath. In this book, Abigail has to choose a career for her class's Career Day presentation. She wants to figure out which path will help her glorify God the most and learns some encouraging biblical truths along the way.

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5.00 stars Chapter Book with Truth

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My daughter has come home from the school library with books I'm not thrilled for her to read and some I've had to say no to. I love that I have these books to put in her hands. Books that chapter books and talk about relatable things for her age but from a biblical worldview. She is learning how to be a good friend and how to deal with challenging circumstances with truth of God's love and promises for her. She won't get that from school. She's an avid reader and goes through books quick so I'm hoping The Good ...

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