“Fans of Jean Shepherd’s A Christmas Story will enjoy this short read.” Library Journal
Description
Take A Christmas Story and mix in The Sandlot and you’ll get Joseph Walker’s charming holiday novel—Christmas on Mill Street.
It’s 1962, and young Sam Andrews just moved to Utah from Arizona. A tall, overweight, semi-clumsy outsider, he’s still trying to fit in with the neighborhood boys. When discussion about sledding down the infamous Mill Street begins, Sam pipes in and says he’ll do it. The problem is, Sam has only seen snow in pictures and has never actually ridden a sled. And to top it all off, Mill Street is practically a vertical drop with two deadly curves. A rider going too fast would shoot right off Mill Street and into the Kimballs’ thorn-filled pyracantha bushes. But there’s no turning back now.
Listeners will laugh out loud at the adventures and many poignant lessons leading up to Christmas Day and Sam’s eventual duel with Mill Street. Christmas on Mill Street is a delightful and inspirational family gift for the holiday season.
Praise
“Fans of Jean Shepherd’s A Christmas Story will enjoy this short read.” Library Journal
Details
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Release Day | Nov 30, 2015 |
| Release Date | December 1, 2015 |
| Release Date Machine | 1448928000 |
| Imprint | Shadow Mountain |
| Provider | Shadow Mountain |
| Categories | Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Christian Fiction, Fiction - All, Fiction - Adult |
Author Bio
Joseph Walker has written a weekly newspaper column since 1990 called ValueSpeak, which has appeared in more than two hundred newspapers nationally. Some of his columns were published in the bestselling Chicken Soup series. Joseph and his wife, Anita, have five children and four grandchildren. They reside in American Fork, Utah.
Narrator Bio
Joe Barrett, an actor and Audie Award and Earphones Award–winning narrator, has appeared both on and off Broadway as well as in hundreds of radio and television commercials.
Overview
Take A Christmas Story and mix in The Sandlot and you’ll get Joseph Walker’s charming holiday novel—Christmas on Mill Street.
It’s 1962, and young Sam Andrews just moved to Utah from Arizona. A tall, overweight, semi-clumsy outsider, he’s still trying to fit in with the neighborhood boys. When discussion about sledding down the infamous Mill Street begins, Sam pipes in and says he’ll do it. The problem is, Sam has only seen snow in pictures and has never actually ridden a sled. And to top it all off, Mill Street is practically a vertical drop with two deadly curves. A rider going too fast would shoot right off Mill Street and into the Kimballs’ thorn-filled pyracantha bushes. But there’s no turning back now.
Listeners will laugh out loud at the adventures and many poignant lessons leading up to Christmas Day and Sam’s eventual duel with Mill Street. Christmas on Mill Street is a delightful and inspirational family gift for the holiday season.
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