The Special Guest
by Lee W. Allen
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Author: Lee W. AllenEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1996-11-01
ISBN: 1575661209
Number of pages: 96
Publisher: Kensington Books
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Summary: 3 Stars
While working at the local market, sixteen-year-old Scott Reid sees an older man sitting outside despite the cold weather. After investigating, Scott learns that the man, Zachery, is stranded because his car has broken down. Scott calls his father, who knows a thing or two about cars but cannot get this one going again. With Christmas nigh, Scott and his father invite Zachery to join them for dinner and then to stay through Christmas.
For the Reids, Christmas is a difficult time. Roughly a year earlier, a drunk driver struck Scott's younger sister, Jenny, who has been in a coma ever since. Jenny is at home, where the family cares for her. Scott is tortured by guilt for failing to protect his sister, though there was nothing he could have done. The family is consumed by rage at the driver, who is in prison. However, on that first night, Zachery suggests that it is time for the Reids to forgive the driver.
The remainder of the novel is rather predictable--and far too rushed. What could have been a truly heartwarming novel is, at least to me, marred by a too-pat ending in which problems disappear too easily, without people having to work to solve them. A similar--and, to me, better--Christmas novel dealing with the same premise is The Christmas Bus.
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In a timeless, heartwarming, and inspirational tale, a family struggles with tragedy, as their little girl lies in a coma following a terrible accident, and comes to learn about the power of love and forgiveness through the charity of a kind stranger. 750,000 first printing. $300,000 ad/promo. Tour.United States Books
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