Johnny's Bear Grotto

By: Celina Easterling

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

After life becomes a little too chaotic at home, John Brady Jr. ventures up to his Grams house on an errand and decides to stay for a weekend away from his bothersome brothers. It is 1986, and sixteen-year-old Johnny is the oldest of three brothers and under pressure to keep up expectations and be responsible for his brothers. An avid hunter and fisherman his goals sit on a to-do list with an emphasis on working to meet the big dream of purchasing his first used pick-up truck.

The Brady family lives in rural East Texas on family land where a very special piece of old furniture houses items that illuminate lessons. As one set of obligations diminishes, a primitive lantern from Grams’ chalet, an enchanting piece of heirloom furniture crafted by hand, draws his attention and focus elsewhere. He doesn’t anticipate drifting to sleep and jumping backward in time over eighty years to milk a cow, ride a horse, fix fences, meet Texas Rangers, or pursue bank robbers into a grotto he discovers. His three day trip develops into an unplanned adventure waiting for him and his friends at a cave in the Texas Hill Country. Come with Johnny as he explores the hidden darkness where he will find more than the echo of his own voice to change how he hears from God the Father.

Hello-ello-ello, Let the Chalet Dreams Begin.

Good Story, terrible voice

Our children really like this story, but one child said the artificial, no emotion voice was like torture. A real person could make this book really good.