The Paper Bag Christmas: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (783 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1478974761 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
His work has been translated into fifteen languages. Kevin Alan Milne is the author of The Paper Bag Christmas, The Nine Lessons, Sweet Misfortune, The Final Note, and One Good Thing. Milne grew up in the quiet country town of Sherwood, Oregon, where he currently resides with his wife and five children.
"Inspirational" according to Deanna Betsill. Beautiful story. Quick read! I will be reading more from this authorright up there with Debbie Macomber. Wonderful Story of the true meaning of Christmas. The Christmas Read of a Lifetime This is one of the most beautiful Christmas stories I have ever read and I collect Christmas books! This book is suitable for both adults and children above third grade. Tears will flow and and you will also laugh with the adventures of Molar and his brother Aaron as they volunteer in the terminally ill department of a children's hospital in the weeks before Christmas. As you meet the various individuals in the terminally ill unit you. A wonderful reminder about the reason for the season! Kimberly H. A quick read, but a wonderful story. A parents wish for their two sons to get involved at a children's hospital during the Christmas season. The boys are introduced to the young patients by the wheelchair bound doctor and tasked with helping the patients get ready and involved in the Christmas play. The boys quickly realize just how fortunate they are and their hearts go out to their young charges and some unexpected bonds and friends
Ringle, a shopping mall Santa who is also a doctor at a local children's cancer ward. (Oct.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. . All rights reserved. Dr. The story is unexpectedly heartwarming, and Milne mostly avoids sap while delivering his warm fuzzies and dashes of Christmas hope and magic. From Publishers Weekly In this affable yuletide yarn, brothers Aaron and Molar are understandably preoccupied with the material side of Christmas, until they meet Dr. Ringle encourages them to volunteer at the ward from Thanksgiving to Christmas, and especially encourages their friendship with two children: recalcitrant and angry Katrina, whose postsurgical scarring leaves her afraid to be seen without a paper bag on her head, and effusively optimistic Madhu, who does not understand the story of Christmas
. But it is through her that the true spirit of Christmas will touch the lives of all those around her in a way none of them would have foreseen. Each boy is charged with a very special assignment. This isn't your garden-variety Santa, he's Dr. Aaron will befriend Madhu, a fast-talking boy on an organ transplant list who, though not Christian, has an insatiable curiosity and wants to learn all about the holiday. Katrina's surgery has left her scarred, and she has shut herself away from everyone. Chris Ringle, a pediatric oncologist, and he enlists the brothers as Santa's elves at the children's ward for the holidays. When Molar Alan and his