A Stubborn Sweetness and Other Stories for the Christmas Season Hardcover – August 30, 2013 by Katherine Paterson

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Author: Paterson Katherine

Brand: Westminster John Knox Press

Features:

• Used Book in Good Condition

Package Dimensions: 25x229x354

Number Of Pages: 185

Release Date: 30-08-2013

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A Stubborn Sweetness and Other Stories for the Christmas Season is a collection of modern-day short stories by Katherine Paterson, award-winning author of Bridge to Terabithia and The Great Gilly Hopkins—both loved by children and adults for over twenty years. This compilation includes stories of real-life people such as a shopping mall’s night watchman, a lonely widower, a pregnant teenage runaway, a political prisoner in China, a grieving mother, and a privileged American, who have forgotten the true meaning of Christmas because of loss, pain, greed, or circumstances. Through unexpected and uplifting ways, each is reminded of the first Christmas story and the vision of hope and peace it offers the world. They realize that even in the darkness, the light and song of Christmas can be seen and heard.
This heart-warming gift book, filled with stories of realistic people finding hope, courage, and faith amidst life’s circumstances, radiates the spirit of the season and reminds each of us what Christmas truly means. Originally written to be read during her church’s Christmas Eve service, this collection of holiday stories is perfect for individuals, families, and churches to read and share during the season.
About the Author
Katherine Paterson is the author of more than 30 books, including 16 novels for children and young adults such as Bridge to Terabithia, Jacob Have I Loved, The Master Puppeteer, and The Great Gilly Hopkins. She has twice won the National Book Award and twice the Newbury Medal. In 2000, she was named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress. She is currently a vice-president of the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance.
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
“[The song of Christmas] is not louder. It is swallowed up quickly in the cry of anger or the clack of greed. No, the song is not louder, but it persists. It comes, as it had come to me beside my [dying] father’s bed, a melody of the most stubborn sweetness, for which we are never prepared. And we turn away from it again and again and again.’But oh, my child,’ I said to the empty night, ‘even though the song is not louder, it is stronger. And someday it will find you—out there alone in the darkness.'”—from “A Stubborn Sweetness”