Books with title A Sparrow Alone

Alicia Petersen’s historical fiction book A Sparrow Alone is set in first century Jerusalem. The lives of two Jewish teens are changed forever by the malicious death of their parents at the hands of soldiers in Roman-occupied Jerusalem. Seventeen-year-old Mala sews for the wives of Roman aristocrats and seeks comfort in the hope of a coming Messiah; her older brother Abdon is consumed with anger and joins a renegade band committed to acts of treachery. In this Christian fiction book, the villager is shaken when one of its citizens is transformed and the claims of Jesus of Nazareth must be considered.

This is the story of a young sparrow, who is trying his hardest to get through pre-school so that he can attend Flight Academy where he will learn flying skills. However, he appears to be disaster prone and incapable of doing well at school. He gets into all kinds of trouble and situations, much to the exasperation of his parents and schoolteacher. His first hurdle is to find a way of getting to school and back on his own, something he can never quite manage. His dad comes up with an ingenious solution to help him which works, to a degree!! However Arrow continues to get into trouble. Finally, during one serious mishap, Arrow discovers the reason for his problems.