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Review Date: 7/9/2009
Helpful Score: 1
"Happy birthday, Jesus and many happy reruns of the day," says one little girl, voicing the hope and celebration of this colleciton of short stories by Newberry award-winning author, Katherine Paterson. In each of the nine stories, the author illuminates the familiar problems of contemporary life in unexpected ways. A lonely widower takes in two foster children over the Christmas holidays, a father seeks his runaway son, a mother deals with the loss of an infant. In these and other stories, the joy, wonder and miracle of Christmas comes shining through."
I found the stories real and compelling.
I found the stories real and compelling.
Review Date: 7/9/2009
This is one woman's story of life in the Philippines as a "tent-maker", whose husband works at the University. Lots of real insight and humility and interesting tidbits about life in the Philippines at the time (published in 1979).
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