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A memoir reveals the struggles of a southern boy as he
attempts
to overcome his greatest obstacle in life-his stuttering.
Henry Sherman Christmas observed a man trying to do what most
people do so easily, however, he was having little success. He was
sixty five years old and the man's disability brought back all the
memories of his youth, from his preschool days, trying to stay
under the radar and under the bed, until loading his families old
Ford sedan, in 1958, and heading to California. It involves the
torment of an abusive but loving father, old Pa, and the protection
of his mother, Ma, who would have given her life to defend her
children. It's the mixed up world of cruelty and love that is so
tightly woven they seem to appear as one.
In this poignant memoir he shares a candid and heartfelt glimpse
into the life of a child who stutters. It entails surviving the
cruelty of his teacher in the first, second, and third grade,
Mister, who though his disability was caused by his laziness and
the neglect of his parents. It captures the caring side of Miss
Jenkins, his teacher in the fourth grade, who taught him how to
conquer his disability. Protected by his brother, Cone, and
tormented by Billy, the relentless bully who would not leave him
alone. Loved, and loved back, by his best friend Bo, a young black
boy. He was born a poor sharecropper's son in 1945, in Arkansas.
He's a story-teller, like his father.
Reflections of A Boy Named Christmas, is the inspiring story of
a boy who just wants to overcome his greatest obstacle in life-and
through determination, perseverance, and the love of others,
eventually manages to do just that.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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A memoir reveals the struggles of a southern boy as he
attempts
to overcome his greatest obstacle in life-his stuttering.
Henry Sherman Christmas observed a man trying to do what most
people do so easily, however, he was having little success. He was
sixty five years old and the man's disability brought back all the
memories of his youth, from his preschool days, trying to stay
under the radar and under the bed, until loading his families old
Ford sedan, in 1958, and heading to California. It involves the
torment of an abusive but loving father, old Pa, and the protection
of his mother, Ma, who would have given her life to defend her
children. It's the mixed up world of cruelty and love that is so
tightly woven they seem to appear as one.
In this poignant memoir he shares a candid and heartfelt glimpse
into the life of a child who stutters. It entails surviving the
cruelty of his teacher in the first, second, and third grade,
Mister, who though his disability was caused by his laziness and
the neglect of his parents. It captures the caring side of Miss
Jenkins, his teacher in the fourth grade, who taught him how to
conquer his disability. Protected by his brother, Cone, and
tormented by Billy, the relentless bully who would not leave him
alone. Loved, and loved back, by his best friend Bo, a young black
boy. He was born a poor sharecropper's son in 1945, in Arkansas.
He's a story-teller, like his father.
Reflections of A Boy Named Christmas, is the inspiring story of
a boy who just wants to overcome his greatest obstacle in life-and
through determination, perseverance, and the love of others,
eventually manages to do just that.
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