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Probity Jones and the Fear Not Angel (Paraclete Poetry) [Hardcover]

Walter, Jr. Wangerin (Author), Tim Ladwig (Illustrator)
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6 and up1 and upParaclete Poetry
It was Christmas Eve. Probity’s family was going to church for the Christmas pageant. Probity herself was to be the Fear Not Angel, the best part she ever had in her life. But Probity Jones was sick.

She could hear her family laughing outside as they walked away to church. She gazed through the window at the lonely moon, perfectly round, perfectly white. And she felt miserable.

Knock! Knock! Someone was knocking on their third-floor window. Probity caught her breath. Outside was a beautiful person dressed all in white, bright as the moon, and tall as the night. She opened the window on the tips of her fingers: Come, Probity Jones. It’s time to go.

And so begins a breathtaking flight up to the pathways of the moon, across a sea as deep as dreaming—and down, down to a Christmas pageant beyond imagining. And Probity is there, hovering above strangely familiar shepherds, joining the Fear Not Angel’s great glad tidings. This is a story that will enchant the entire family and bring warmth, joy, and new meaning to every Christmas season.


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Ill with a fever and forced to stay home and miss her Christmas pageant performance, young Probity witnesses a Christmas miracle of her very own. Folded within the silken robes of the Fear Not Angel, Probity soon hovers high above her Christmas pageant and is also magically transported to the wondrous first Christmas. Wangerin expertly crafts this lengthy story, quickly establishing characterizations and balancing the fairy-tale elements here with a lifelike portrait of an African American family. Ladwig's soft grainy paintings depict Probity's home and her flight with equal realism, and the face of his angel fairly melts with kindness. Ages 6-9.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Ages 4^-7. Probity Jones is upset because she is too sick to take her role in the Christmas pageant. Worse, she became ill when her new jacket was stolen by some tough kids in the neighborhood, and her mother is too poor to buy another one. After Probity has encouraged her little brother, he can do his part without her being on stage, and the family leaves for the pageant; she is alone, miserable that the part of the angel who tells Mary to "fear not" will be played by someone else. Then, to Probity's amazement, a real angel appears at the window, wraps Probity in her soft shawl, and whisks her to the scene of the Nativity pageant, where she can appreciate her brother's performance, and then flies her up to the heavenly host before bringing her back home. Did the angel really come? Probity has the shawl to prove it. The story is loose, and the fantasy is at times overwritten, but the artwork, featuring a joyful African American family and a haunting dark-skinned angel, will stay with readers and listeners. For larger collections and those needing Christmas books with African American characters. Ilene Cooper --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  • Hardcover: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA) (October 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1557254575
  • ISBN-13: 978-1557254573
  • Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,543,627 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Walter Wangerin Jr. is widely recognized as one of the most gifted writers writing today on the issues of faith and spirituality. Starting with the renowned Book of the Dun Cow, Wangerin's writing career has encompassed most every genre: fiction, essay, short story, children's story, meditation, and biblical exposition. His writing voice is immediately recognizable, and his fans number in the millions. The author of over forty books, Wangerin has won the National Book Award, New York Times Best Children's Book of the Year Award, and several Gold Medallions, including best-fiction awards for both The Book of God and Paul: A Novel. He lives in Valparaiso, Indiana, where he is Senior Research Professor at Valparaiso University.

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Angel love, June 2, 2000
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A heartwarm story about Christmas. A nice story that shows the happy and unhappy parts about life with a little Christmas magic (an Angel). It looks at not just inner city life but family life and love.
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