The Unclaimed Christmas Gift by Alissa Dunn
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- Pub. Date: July 2006
- Publisher: Publish America
- Format: Paperback, 136pp
- ISBN-13: 9781424147748
- ISBN: 1424147743
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The Unclaimed Christmas Gift is a collection of inspirational fiction stories to warm the heart and rekindle the true Christmas spirit in people of all ages. Children will accompany Floyd Hoppermeyer on his quest for the North Pole, learn a lesson on humility with Malcolm and his desire for the ultimate Christmas gift, and join the Lobsterman family in an undersea Christmas celebration. Grown-ups will enjoy the enlightening story of an inventor with a gadget created to manufacture Christmas joy. Hearts will melt at the story of a young homeless man on a journey to find meaning in his life. Spirits will be uplifted by the tale of two families struggling to find hope while living in a shelter. Whether read alone or together as a family, these stories are sure to bring joy to your Christmas season. The gift is waiting for you-it just has to be claimed.
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Unclaimed Christmas Giftby Anonymous
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August 24, 2006: Review: The Unclaimed Christmas Gift. I had the great pleasure to read and review Alissa Dunn?s book ?The Unclaimed Christmas Gift.? This book is a collection of short stories that displays to its readers, the true meaning of Christmas. Alissa?s book is very well written. I read the entire book aloud and each word flowed one from another in almost a musical tone. Children of all ages will relate to Floyd?s Christmas Wish, A Christmas Hero and An Undersea Christmas. Teens and adults will find Christmas Sentiments and The Homecoming heartwarming stories of faith. All ages will relate to In Shelter 17. In Floyd?s Christmas Wish, we are introduced to Floyd Hoppermeyer, a young grasshopper with secret hopes and dreams of finding the North Pole. Floyd learns of this magical place while listening to the human?s Christmas preparations. A secret wish soon turned into an obsession that consumes his every thought and at one point risk his own life to make his Christmas wish come true. In the end Floyd learns a very valuable lesson and that love of family is more important than any obsession. In A Christmas Hero, a young boy named Malcolm is obsessed with obtaining the perfect gift and meeting his super hero. Malcolm learns that through a good deed to someone in need, brings him more happiness than any gift. Christmas Sentiments, brings an elderly inventor his very first good Christmas memory. His invention works his entire life to have just one wonderful Christmas memory, even if that special memory belonged to a stranger. I believe The Homecoming will have great meaning for young people who are not yet adults, but still not children. This beautiful story describes the consequences of one young man?s actions. The path he chose took him away from all he had once held dear. Jason learns this Christmas its real meaning?a Christmas, when the prayers of others are answered. We see in the final story, In Shelter 17, Gabrielle and Willie are the same age and both youngsters are dealing with tragedy in their young lives. Gabrielle never strays from her faith in God, while Willie pushes away his Christian upbringing. Both teens learn the power of prayer and that God is always there, even when all seems lost. In each of these magical stories, we the readers not only learn the true meaning of Christmas?we learn that through prayer all things are possible. There is a story for everyone in Alissa Dunn?s book, from the very young to the elderly. When it comes to Christmas, we are all children at heart and The Unclaimed Christmas Gift brings out the child in all of us. The true unclaimed Christmas gift is the gift God gave to the world over two thousand years ago?His Son, Jesus.
Unclaimed Christmas Giftby Anonymous
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August 08, 2006: Alissa Dunn captures the true meaning of Christmas in each story of The Unclaimed Christmas Gift. Whether you are reading about the grasshopper, lobster, or homeless man you will feel the Christmas joy in your heart.
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