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#1 New York Times bestselling author and renowned radio and television host Glenn Beck delivers an instant holiday classic about boyhood memories, wrenching life lessons, and the true meaning of the gifts we give to one another in love.

If you could change your life by reversing your biggest regrets, sorrows, and mistakes...would you?

When Eddie was twelve years old, all he wanted for Christmas was a bike. He knew money had been tight since his father died, but Eddie dreamed that somehow his mother would find a way to afford that dream bike.

What he got from her instead was a sweater. “A stupid, handmade, ugly sweater” that young Eddie left in a crumpled ball in the corner of his room.

Scarred deeply by the fateful events that transpired that day, Eddie begins a dark and painful journey toward manhood. It will take wrestling with himself, his faith, and his family—and the guidance of a mysterious neighbor named Russell—to help Eddie find his life’s path and finally understand the significance of that simple gift his mother had crafted with love.

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In Beck's debut novel, the conservative radio and TV host (An Inconvenient Book) makes a weak attempt at a holiday classic in the vein of It's a Wonderful Life. Despite his single mother's financial hardships, 12-year-old Eddie is certain this Christmas he will receive his much-desired Huffy bike. To his dismay, what he finds under the tree is "a stupid, handmade, ugly sweater" that his mother carefully modeled after those she can't afford at Sears (one of four places she keeps part-time jobs). Eddie tosses the sweater and insults his mother before the two go visit his grandparents at their farmouse. On the drive home, though, Eddie's exhausted mother falls asleep at the wheel and crashes, dying instantly. Sent to live with his grandparents, an increasingly bitter and angry Eddie lashes out at his accommodating guardians, engages in typical teenage angst and grapples with belief in God. For all his focus on traditional family virtues like respect, love and forgiveness, Beck's lightweight parable cruises on predictability, repetition and sentimentality.
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Glenn Beck, the nationally syndicated radio host and founder of TheBlaze television network, has written thirteen #1 bestselling books and is one of the few authors in history to have had #1 national bestsellers in the fiction, nonfiction, self-help, and children’s picture book genres. His recent fiction works include the thrillers Agenda 21, The Overton Window, and its sequel, The Eye of Moloch; his many nonfiction titles include The Great Reset, Conform, Miracles and Massacres, Control, and Being George Washington. For more information about Glenn Beck, his books, and TheBlaze television network, visit GlennBeck.com and TheBlaze.com.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Threshold Editions; Reissue edition (November 11, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 284 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 141659485X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1416594857
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 1 x 7 inches

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Glenn Beck, a nationally syndicated radio host and founder of TheBlaze, is the author of thirteen #1 bestselling books. Beck is also the publisher of Mercury Ink, a publishing imprint (www.mercuryink.com) that, in conjunction with Simon & Schuster, released the #1 bestselling young adult series Michael Vey.

Glenn can be found on the web at www.glennbeck.com and www.theblaze.com.

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Phyllis Sabo

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Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2023

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The ending was quite a surprise!
A happy/sad but a very good lesson that brought tears.

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2008

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The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck was worth the wait of the book I had preordered. I could not put the book down, having to read it from cover to cover with no interuptions. It reminded me of my own childhood. We were taught by my father what was important not by what was said but more by what wasn't said. It should be read by old and yound alike, espeially the younger generation as they need to know why they never feel fulfilled. I hear so many say a gift only last a few minutes for kids these days. They need to know why. This book is the why and finding out why it is the way it is. This would be the best gift under everyone's tree and for everyone to read. My husband is one of twelve that grew up with just the necessities and I know each of them will thoroughly enjoy the book. People now a days want to give their children everything. But those materialist things are why those gifts are very easily forgotten in such a short time. This is one of the best gifts to be able to give in a long time since it was just written for others to share the actual joy and meaning of Christmas. Us older ones grew up in hard times, but we are not freaking out in today's economical crisis as we grew up when pennies were few and far between and can make them stretch these days. A lot of kids today pitch pennies on the floor or ground as they are a bother to even carry and don't mean anything to them. Maybe if they could go back in time with this book, they would know why older people shake their heads as back then there was a saying "A penny saved is a penny earned". I often say I was so much better off back then and say I was born too late in this world. We worked physically a lot harder, but things were a lot simpler back then and people were more pleased with a lot less.

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It's now 2:00 am and I just finished your novel, The Christmas Sweater. I read it in one sitting--the first time in a long time, if ever, that I've done that. But I couldn't go to bed without first thanking you for such a wonderful gift that you have shared with all who will read your book with an open heart. Honestly, I expected to shed a few tears. I relate very well with you emotionally, and will frequently tear up while listening to your radio and TV programs. But I didn't expect the flood of tears that I experienced in the last chapters of your book! I think the only other times that I have cried like that were the first time that I watched It's a Wonderful Life when I was in my early 20's, and pretty much every time that I watch the final scene of Testaments--Of One Fold and One Shepherd! Oh yeah, and also the final scene of States of Grace where Elder Ferrell sobs while holding the 'baby Jesus'. I can't wait to see your stage show on Dec. 6 in Salt Lake! If the surprise at the end is what I suspect it will be, I better bring a whole roll of paper towels!

Thank you most profoundly for sharing your story. Without doubt it is going to touch hundreds of thousands of lives! I had already planned on giving copies of your book as gifts to several people for Christmas, but now I'm going to have to buy even more! I originally ordered a copy from Amazon.com, but when I found out that it wasn't expected to arrive until Nov. 17th, I stopped at a bookstore and picked up a second copy today because I couldn't wait that long. I rejoice to see that it has been #1 on Amazon's Contemporary Fiction list for 3 days now (and beating out Stephen King!) I rejoice in your success! God Bless you, Glenn!

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Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2008

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Sometimes you have to go some place to get someplace. When this occurs in the literary world, you can only hope that the path taken is more direct than the long and winding road that Glenn Beck takes his readers on in "The Christmas Sweater."

Overall, the story is engaging, although there is clearly a sense of deja vu as you turn the easy-to-read pages. Unfortunately, there are far too many pages to turn before you get to the timeless lessons of the story - personal accountability and responsibility, facing challenges, not fleeing from them, atonement and redemption, and (grand)parental love. My fear, however, is that too many readers will not have the stamina to plow through the pages to get to get the meaning of the sweater.

I have to admit that I found the ending a bit weird, in a Bobby Ewing redux way. Still, the messages are important, assuming you stay on Beck's circuitous route long enough to find them.

An excellent book for a parent to read first, then give to their children. The ensuing discussion would be far more significant than the book itself.

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Diane

Awesome Read!

Reviewed in Canada on January 21, 2017

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This is a really great book which makes your heartstrings pull. It surely spells out what is truly important in life.
I would recommend this book for all ages....perhaps especially for teenagers with a chip on their shoulders.

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Really good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 31, 2011

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I was told about this book and didn't think it was my type of usual read, however, from the very first page I was hooked and read this in one day! Its a moving story that no one can get away from and not remember when they see this title again. Life is short, and its more noticeable when you reach the end of this book, well worth a read

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