Catching Christmas [Paperback]

Lori Borgman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 12, 2008

Catching Christmas is a humorous tale of Walter Hawkins, a school headmaster who obsesses over the War on Christmas. He's had it with political correctness, goofy light displays, braggadocio Christmas letters, drunken Santas and the new moniker -- Sparkle Season.

Walter's over-the-top assistant has decorated her minivan with a wreath, garland, twinkling lights and spray snow that says, "Jesus the Rsn for the Ssn" (she ran out of room for the vowels). He's surrounded by tacky and tinsel. To top it off, he must negotiate with a salvage dealer, and a second-grade student who makes the five o'clock news. Walter is headed for a holiday meltdown.

Catching Christmas, with a lovable cast of quirky characters, is packed with surprises including a few for Walter. This holiday tale will warm the hearts of readers and awaken them to a lovely dimension of Christmas.

Editorial Reviews

Review

In the spirit of "A Christmas Story" and "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" comes "Catching Christmas," a light-hearted tale that captures both the imagination and the essence of the Christmas season.

Newspaper columnist and author Lori Borgman has enlightened and brightened the spirits of her readers with weekly commentary rooted in common sense, critical thinking and fundamental American values, the foremost being faith.

This Christmas, Lori's first venture into the fiction genre, "Catching Christmas," will warm the hearts of readers and awaken them to a lovely dimension of Christmas through an entertaining story centering around the inner conflicts of Walter Hawkins, a school headmaster increasingly irritated by the materialistic excesses of Christmas. His well-meaning rants and desire to help others see the real meaning of Christmas backfires. In his intensity, he almost loses sight of Christmas himself.

Walter is joined by an entertaining cast of characters, including his bubbly assistant Peggy who owns more Christmas sweaters than all the kindergarten teachers combined, and decorates her minivan for the holidays by wrapping it in garland and twinkle lights. A week before Christmas, Walter must negotiate with a salvage dealer who has come nto possession of something missing from the school for years, and deal with a situation involving every teacher's worst headache, Joey Balboa, who makes the television news on a field trip to a living nativity. Everything is in place for a holiday meltdown. --From the publisher:

About the Author

Lori Borgman is a nationally distributed family humor columnist. She is also the author of: I Was a Better Mother Before I Had Kids, Pass the Faith, Please, and All Stressed Up and No Place To Go.

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Good Cheer Press; 1 edition (November 12, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 189345617X
• ISBN-13: 978-1893456174
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,830,977 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Catch the joy!, December 5, 2008

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Susan (Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Catching Christmas (Paperback)

When reading anything by Lori Borgman, I smile frequently and sometimes laugh out loud. This book was no exception. Not only did I find the message helpful and relevant, I also appreciated the way truth was woven into the story so matter-of-factly. The author doesn't preach, but presents the meaning of Christmas clearly and eloquently. I related to the characters and look forward to a sequel.