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Magic Bicycle: The Story of a Bicycle That Found a Boy
Published in Paperback by Intervarsity Press (May, 1983)
Authors: John Bibee and Paul Turnbaugh
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One of my class' favorite read alouds.
I read this book to my class every year and it is their favorite, over such greats as James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Students love to try to figure it out and I enjoy hearing their ideas. I teach third grade and for the next years they are finishing up the series. I read the first one as a read aloud and couldn't wait to finish the series on my own. John Bibee has a great imagination and knows how to use cliffhangers. I highly recommend this for families to read aloud. It will work well with third grade and up including middle schoolers. It may be too scarey for younger children. The discussions will be wonderful. It has a strong message and is a wonderful fantasy.

Unusually good Christian fantasy novel!
I cannot praise this book highly enough. It is the most satisfying Christian fantasy novel I have read since the Narnia Chronicles. John Bibee has a wild imagination and a way of creating cliff-hanger chapters which left my kids yelling for more. The christian symbolism is woven into the story, but never is preachy. The great plot and writing move the reader through an ordinary town beset by strange and creepy happenings, to an ultimate showdown with evil. I would love to see this made into a movie by a filmaker like Spielburg.!!! Do yourself a favor, and buy this book. You won't be sorry, but you will end up buying the other books in the series too.

John Bibee Does It Again!
This second book of the "Spirit Flyer Series" isoutstanding. It is easy to read, has an exciting plot that applies towhat kids deal with today, and the spiritual truths are profound. We read these aloud to our children and they could hardly wait to see what was going to happen in each new chapter. They likes them so much that they read the books again for themselves. We parents enjoyed them just as much. END


The Spirit Flyer Series (8-Volume Set)
Published in Paperback by Intervarsity Press (July, 1992)
Author: John Bibee
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Awesome Series
The Spirit Flyer series is one of the best series I have ever read. If you liked CS Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia, you will like the Spirit Flyer Series.

Fantasy eagerly read by kids of any age
This is a series that is hard to put down. Makes great fireside family reading.

Very imaginative, creative and exciting.
This twist of fantasy and adventure is sure to catch anyone's interest. John Bibee writes allegorically of the time right before Christ returns, as the trials increase and normal life becomes an adventure.

The "Spirit Flyer" series is fantasy and yet maybe there's more truth in it than first meets the eye. As John, Susan, Daniel, Amy and their friends battle against Treason and his angels they learn the truth about the unfailing, forgiving love of the Kings. When they let the chains pull them, they learn that the Daimones (Treason's angels) will never quit trying to pull them back to where they used to be, but they also learn that with the help of the Kings they can resist those chains and be free. After all, freedom is what the Kings created them for.

These books are real treasures. Read the books, and with the kids in these stories, learn to fight the fight.


The Home School Detectives Set
Published in Paperback by Intervarsity Press (February, 1998)
Author: John Bibee
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Great series!
I got one of these for my 7 year old last year and immediately ordered the rest. We used them for read-aloud time. We both really enjoyed them. I only wish there were more!

Great books for homeschoolers - kids and adults alike!
The HS Detective series is a great series about six homeschool kids and their adventure. I would recommend these books for anyone ages 8 and up!


Bicycle Hills: How One Halloween Almost Got Out of Hand (The Spirit Flyer Series)
Published in Paperback by Intervarsity Press (July, 1989)
Author: John Bibee
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WONDERFUL!
I liked this series because it was easy to understand and VERY exciting! I like alot of the characters in the books. I liked how the books were a picture of alot of things in the Bible. For example, Treason is like Satan, Aggeloi are like angels and Daimones are like demons. I read all eight books in about one month!! I can't stop talking about these books!


The Last Christmas: The Holiday Scheme to Stop Spirit Flyers (Bibee, John. Spirit Flyer Series, 5.)
Published in Paperback by Intervarsity Press (July, 1990)
Authors: John Bibee and Paul Turnbaugh
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A dramatic episode in a wonderful series
This book is yet another terrific volume in the Spirit Flyers Series. More than any of the preceeding books, it struck me as frighteningly possible. In that sense it was not a ceerful book, but it was good, in the truest and purest sense of the word.


The Mystery in Lost Canyon (Home School Detectives , No 7)
Published in Paperback by Intervarsity Press (September, 1997)
Author: John Bibee
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The Mystery In Lost Canyon
Absolutely wonderful book! One of the best on the series! I really enjoyed it!


The Mystery of the Campus Crook (Home School Detectives)
Published in Paperback by Intervarsity Press (May, 1996)
Author: John Bibee
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Etremely good reading!
John Bibee has done it again! The Campus crook is a fast-paced, well written book. Flacker the Hacker is REALLY good! She's smart too. The way the Homeschool Detectives always figure out the case is really cool. READ THIS BOOK! --Jonathan, age 9


The Mystery of the Mexican Graveyard (Home School Detectives)
Published in Paperback by Intervarsity Press (November, 1995)
Author: John Bibee
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Really Really Good Book
Whenever I had some free time I wanted to read it. It's really exciting and it's very mysterious. You don't know how it's going to end up. It's the best book in the series.


The Mystery of the Missing Microchips (Home School Detectives)
Published in Paperback by Intervarsity Press (June, 1995)
Author: John Bibee
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This book is extremely good!
It's an exciting, well written, fast-paced adventure. It was surprising at every turn. --Jonathan


The Spirit Flyer Series/Vol 1-4: Magic Bicycle,Toy Campaign,Only Game in Town,Bicycle Hills
Published in Paperback by Intervarsity Press (January, 1993)
Authors: John Bibee and Paul Turnbaugh
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If you like the Left Behind series...try these!
This Christian fantasy fiction series is a great read for school age kids. The series shows some of the hard truths of being a Christian, and the ups and downs of the Christian life. In general, the characters do not develop throughout the series in a satisfying way (though some do) and each book wraps up a little too neatly for the real life Bibee is trying to portray. There always is a bit of a cliffhanger at the end of the book, a classic use of suspense to keep a reader going through the series. Overall, I recommend the series, especially to those with reluctant readers!

The Spirit Flyer Series...Instead of Harry Potter
These books are great. They are fanciful, and yet teach lessons of faith. The characters are allowed to see into a deeper world, to see the spiritual battles that are going on around them. These books would be great for a child who would like to read the Harry Potter books, but whos parents are concerned about letting them. They are not only harmless fantasy, but they also teach good morals and important truths about the christan faith.

Excellent Book For Boys or Girls with Imagination
Super book for boys or girls, ages 9 and up. Keeps you on the edge of your seat. Fun Reading. Good lessons. Highly Recommended. Great motivation for reluctant readers.


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