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A timeless story of finding hope through unthinkable loss, The Shack is one of the most powerful and beloved stories of our age. Mackenzie “Mack” Phillips's youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation, and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later, in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change his life forever. In an age where suffering and hardship are all around us, The Shack wrestles with one of humanity's greatest and most timeless questions: Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain? Journey with Mack as he learns to see God in a whole new way in this story of suffering, forgiveness, and redemption.
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Is The Shack appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
A father grapples with the abduction and murder of his young daughter through a supernatural encounter with God. Contains disturbing subject matter around child death and violence, but focuses on spiritual healing and forgiveness.
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This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include child harm, murder, kidnapping, death of child, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Older teens interested in deep questions about suffering and faith may find this spiritually meaningful.