One More Thing

The Stolen Sapphire was written by Sarah Buckey. It was published in 2006. This story occurs during the early 1900’s.

            There are five main characters. They are: Samantha, a kind and smart girl, Nellie, a shy girl who is Samantha’s adopted sister, Harry, a young man who is very polite, The Professor, a middle-aged man who owns the Sapphire that is called the Blue Star, and Plato, a mischievous monkey who likes shiny things.

            In the beginning of the story, Samantha and Nellie run into a strange boy Nellie knows, named Jamie. The problem of the story is the Blue Star is stolen from the Professor. The characters solve the problem by looking for clues. They found a pin and a long piece of string that help them figure out what happened to the Blue Star. At the end of the story they go to Ireland, Nellie’s old home, after finding the Blue Star in a hollowed-out book.

            This book caused only a few emotions for me. I felt shocked when they found the Blue Star in a package that held the hollowed-out book. When I learned Harry stole the Blue Star I felt unhappy because I thought he was a good person. I did learn something new about God in this book. I saw God’s providential care when Nellie wouldn’t give up on someone she cared about even though everyone thought that they stole the Blue Star.