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The Paper Bag Christmas | 
 enlarge | Author: Kevin Alan Milne
Publisher: Center Street
Category: Book
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Rating:  16 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 1599950731
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781599950730
Publication Date: October 29, 2008
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Dr. Christopher Ringle is the last person you'd expect to find moonlighting as Santa Claus at the mall on the day after Thanksgiving. But it is there that he meets a young man named Molar Alan, who desperately needs a new perspective on the underlying value of Christmas. Dr. Ringle recruits Mo and his older brother as volunteers at a nearby children's hospital for the holiday season. At the hospital, Mo is tasked to help bring holiday cheer to the young cancer patients on the fifth floor. His biggest challenge is befriending a decidedly angry girl who is so embarrassed by her scarred appearance that she hides her face behind the safety of a paper bag. Almost in spite of himself, Mo finds that Christmas joy emanates from a source far greater than the North Pole, while the young girl learns that she is more beautiful than she had ever imagined. (2008)
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 Heartwarming and poignant January 7, 2009
Teresa Zinchiak (Citrus Heights, CA USA)
This book was wonderful! Every child should be given an experience like Aaron and Molar that opens their hearts to the true meaning of Christmas and gives them the opportunity to give something of themselves. I loved this book and would recommend it to everyone!
Must read! December 28, 2008
K. Rasberry (Pacific Northwest)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I won't retell the story for you - but I highly recommend reading this book. The story is well told - so well told that I had to remind myself it was fiction! The only other thing I will say is that it's a book I'll give to others and will read again myself!
 Disappointment December 24, 2008
T. Jenkins (Dallas, TX)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
After reading several positive reviews, I purchased this book with great hopes that it would give me Christmas goose bumps of love and joy. What a disappointment. I thought the story was too predictable and the dialog of the children was boring and trite. The idea of the story is clever...I just wish it were better written.
A must read for the holiday season. December 19, 2008
K. Vetrano (New York)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
In the spirit of the holiday I consider The Paper Bag Christmas a MUST READ. True, it's an unusual title, however when you read the book you'll understand the significance.
The story is about two young brothers, 9 year old Molar (named after the tooth - his father is an Orthodontist) and Aaron, age 11. Like many children around the holiday the brother got caught up in the commercialism of the season and had a wish list a mile long (not unlike my 'tween daughter).
The day after Thanksgiving the boy's father takes them to the mall to meet Santa, who unbeknown to them Santa is really Dr. Ringle, a Pediatric Oncologist and also a friend of their father. Santa (Dr. Ringle) tells the boys to meet him at a local Children's Hospital where they will find everything they ever wanted for Christmas.
Once at the hospital the boys are assigned the task of playing Elves to Santa and assisting Santa. While at the hospital the boys make friends with some of the patients while getting ready to participate in the hospital's Christmas pageant.
Aaron befriends a young boy name Madhu who is in desperate need of a transplant. Madhu has lots and lots of questions about Christmas for Aaron and he wants to play the part of the fourth Wise Man so that he can give a special gift to baby Jesus.
Molar, or Mo, becomes friends with a little girl name Katrina. She's had many surgeries and as a result she is covered in scars. She's is a very sad and lonely little girl who wears a paper bag over her had so that no one can see the damage to her face.
Without giving away the ending (but I'm sure you can sort of figure it out) the boys finally learn what Christmas is truly about. It's not about the latest and greatest video game, or $120+ Ugg boots (hello my dear sweet daughter!). Christmas is about love, friendship, caring and giving. Just as the Wise Men gave gifts to baby Jesus, Katrina, Madhu and the other children at the Pediatric Hospital gave Mo and Aaron the great Christmas of all by showing them the TRUE meaning of Christmas.
This is one of those books that I like to refer to as a "keeper". I will be re-reading this book every Christmas. Let me forewarn you that this book will make you cry, but in a good way.
I recommend giving this book to anyone you know who is caught up with the commericalism of the holiday as a reminder to think about the real reason for this season. Please note that this is not a "religious" book but more so a book about hope, love, friendship and the greatest gift of all.
Great feel-good book that makes you want to do something good December 15, 2008
G. Patterson
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Loved the book. Good story line with just enough humor to take the edge off the bittersweet parts. Makes you think about the true meaning of Christmas. It made me want to find a way to give back. Great book for those pre-teens/teens that think Christmas is about X-boxes and stuff, or anyone who needs a reminder that most people have it rougher than we do. Highly recommended.
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