Papa's Angels: A Christmas Story
by Collin Wilcox Paxton, Gary Carden, Collin Wilcox Paxton
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Book Summary Information
Author: Collin Wilcox Paxton, Gary CardenEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1996-09
ISBN: 1577310047
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: New World Library
Book Reviews of Papa's Angels: A Christmas Story
Book Review: A Sweet Family Story to make Christmas Brighter!
Summary: 5 Stars
Told through the journal of 12 yr. old Becca, the book is written in mountain jargon, warm, friendly, the kind that makes the reader want to drop in and sit a spell with them. After the loss of their MOm to consumption (probably TB), the children continue on living, attempting to make Papa laugh. This is what they feel their mother wants them to do. However, Papa is not in the mood for laughing, in fact, suicide is more on his mind. His fiddle has been silent, his social contacts nonexistent. The Christmas part is touching, when the children attempt to have a Christmas and papa rages that it will not happen. I was happy to see this made into a movie for TV as well, but of course, it is more touching to read the book.
Summary of Papa's Angels: A Christmas Story
"This is what happened since Momma died. . . ." So begins this tale, told through the eyes of precocious 12-year-old Becca Jenkins, of an Appalachian mountain family rocked by tragedy. It's Christmas - the first since the death of their mother - and Becca and her four siblings must somehow find a way to draw their father out of his crippling grief. At the height of their hopelessness, Becca and her brothers and sisters, aided by their wise Grammy, devise a plan to help Papa, and themselves, through a troubled time.Fiction Books
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