Brady didn’t want to go to a Bible summer camp, but his mom dropped him off and said his dad would pick him up. Brady wonders what he did wrong to be made to go to camp, and not be able to go back home. Even with a few new friends at camp, Brady doesn’t know what is going on, and feels alone. And where is God? People are talking about Him, but Brady doesn’t believe He cares. Mary L. Hamilton tells what Brady discovers about himself, those around him, and about God in Hear No Evil.

Brady experiences a lot of pain after being left at camp with an unsure future. He meets people who are friendly, and he even might go far enough to call them friends, but his home life, and what he thinks is a lack of love from others nags at him. The fun is not enough to sway his beliefs. Only after a traumatic experience does he realize God is not only real, but cares deeply for him.

Hamilton kept my attention throughout the book, and I found myself wanting to read just one more chapter to see what happened next. Though primarily aimed at tweens and younger teens, I think a wider age range would find it enjoyable.

Woven through the story is the fact that God loves us, even when we don’t know He’s near. When trouble hits, He is always there, we may just not be paying enough attention. The themes of forgiveness and loving others are both prominent in the story, and makes it a good way to show kids there is more to God than a bunch of “thou shalt nots.” Brady learns that there is more to life than what we perceive, something that all of us need to keep in mind.

I received a free copy of Hear No Evil from BookCrash in exchange for this review.