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The Paper Bag Christmas

A Novel

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By Kevin Alan Milne

Read by Greg Baglia

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On Sale
Oct 3, 2017
Publisher
Hachette Audio
ISBN-13
9781478922773

Format

  1. Hardcover

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  2. Hardcover $26.00 $35.00 CAD

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A heart-tugging tale of a boy and a troubled little girl who discover that the true spirit of Christmas is alive and well in the hearts of those who earnestly seek it.

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.

Genre:

  • Fiction
  • Fiction
  • Holidays

  • "The Paper Bag Christmas is one of the most inspiring and emotionally endearing books I've ever read."
    Shirley Howard, President, The Children's Cancer Foundation
  • "The Paper Bag Christmas reads like a Christmas classic -- warm, funny, sweet, inspiring, humbling, and nostalgic."
    Debra Paulk, Gift Basket Review
  • "The Paper Bag Christmas is the rare kind of story that makes your eyes teary while your heart smiles. I was truly moved."
    Jason Wright, 'New York Times' bestselling author of 'Christmas Jars' and 'The Wednesday Letters'
  • "Milne's debut novel is the epitome of the true meaning of Christmas. It's an inspiring tale filled with heartfelt characters that will move readers to view Christmas in a whole new light."
    Leslie L. McKee, Romantic Times
  • "The story is unexpectedly heartwarming...delivering his warm fuzzies and dashes of Christmas hope and magic."
    Publishers Weekly
  • "[T]he book is just right for a family reading-aloud project . . .Milne also provides an . . .unforgettable story, forcing us to believe in all of his characters . . .and in something more."
    Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
  • "This is a small book in size but the message it sends is so big-this book points out the true meaning of Christmas."
    American Chronicle
  • "[I]t's sweetly honest, ushering in the holiday season with joyful ease."
    Deseret News

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Kevin Alan Milne

About the Author

Kevin Alan Milne earned an MBA at Pennsylvania State University. Born in Portland, Oregon, Milne grew up in the nearby quiet country town of Sherwood, Oregon. He now resides in Brentwood, California. This is his first novel.

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