Angela and the Baby Jesus |
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Author:
| McCourt, Frank |
Illustrator:
| Long, Loren |
ISBN: | 978-1-4165-7470-5 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2007 |
Publisher: | Scribner
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Imprint: | Scribner |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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When my mother, Angela, was six years old, she felt sorry for the Baby Jesus in the Christmas crib at St. Joseph's Church near School House Lane where she lived.... * * * * Frank McCourt's Pulitzer Prize-winning memoirAngela's Ashesis a modern classic. Now he has written a captivating Christmas story about Angela as a child -- often cold and hungry herself -- compelled to rescue the Baby Jesus and take him home. This story is pure McCourt -- genuine, irreverent and moving. It is...
More DescriptionWhen my mother, Angela, was six years old, she felt sorry for the Baby Jesus in the Christmas crib at St. Joseph's Church near School House Lane where she lived.... * * * * Frank McCourt's Pulitzer Prize-winning memoirAngela's Ashesis a modern classic. Now he has written a captivating Christmas story about Angela as a child -- often cold and hungry herself -- compelled to rescue the Baby Jesus and take him home. This story is pure McCourt -- genuine, irreverent and moving. It is elegantly illustrated by two-time Golden Kite Award winner Loren Long and is the perfect Christmas story for all ages.