Nick is changed by his younger brother Jimmy's slow death from leukemia, but a small private miracle at Christmastime helps him accept Jimmy's fate and go forward with renewed faith.
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This heartfelt novel concerns Nick, who happens upon a kind of holiday miracle the Christmas after his younger brother dies of leukemia. Ages 8-12.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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In a story set in the environs of Oklahoma City, Nick tells of his little brother Jimmy's year long, losing battle with leukemia. At Christmas, the boys are given a horse, Jimmy receives a Stetson hat, and Nick gets a pair of spurs, one of which Jimmy loses. When Jimmy dies in the summer, Nick cannot accept his brother's death. The follow ing Christmas, he finds the lost spur star and puts it on the church Christmas tree as a decoration, and a small miracle happens. A wind blows through the church; the spur tinkles, reminding Nick of his brother's laughter, and reminds him too that his brother is with God and is not alone. Nick reveals in sometimes boylike prose his emotions of anger, loneliness, confusion, and emptiness; his parents are less fully realized characters. While readers will understand Nick's emotions, they will find the action of the story less involving.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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I love the book because at the time I read it a girl I new was suffering from luekiemia just like jimmy. I read it my sixth grade year and every time i see her I think of the book.It was very meaningful to me, I hope that it is a meaningful to you. Thank you for reading, hope you like the book.
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The Christmas Spurs was one of the best books I have ever read. My son picked this book as a daily reading assignment, but we both enjoyed the story. We laughed, we cried, we laughed some more and our hearts were full of joy.
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I really liked this bood because it is really sad and plus Bill Wallace is my favorite author. I think that if you read more of his books he would turn out to be your favorite author too. All the books that he writes are about animals or include animals and that is why I like his books so much. In this book you really get attached to the little brother and when he gets diagnosed with leukemia you want to read on and see what happens. This I think was one of the best books that he wrote and I really enjoyed it I hope you do.
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