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		<title>The Reindeer Keeper by Barbara Briggs Ward</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author: Barbara Briggs Ward Publisher: Wheatmark (2010) Category:Fiction, Holiday Rating: 4 out of 5 stars The Reindeer Keeper by Barbara Briggs Ward is not a Christian book, but it is a story that would make a wonderful Hallmark movie. When Abbey’s father died suddenly she and her husband inherited a beautiful farmhouse along with a [...]]]></description>
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<li>Author: Barbara Briggs Ward</li>
<li>Publisher:  Wheatmark (2010)</li>
<li>Category:<a href="http://laurelwreathsreflections.com/lorisbookreviews/category/fiction">Fiction</a>, <a href="http://laurelwreathsreflections.com/lorisbookreviews/category/Holiday">Holiday</a><br />
<strong>Rating:</strong> 4 out of 5 stars</li>
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<p><strong>The Reindeer Keeper</strong> by Barbara Briggs Ward is not a Christian book, but it is a story that would make a wonderful Hallmark movie.  When Abbey’s father died suddenly she and her husband inherited a beautiful farmhouse along with a large barn filled with reindeer.  There was a man who was responsible for the care of these reindeer, but Abbey believes there is more to this man than meets the eye. </p>
<p>This Christmas all of Abbey’s children will be visiting and things are looking up because her cancer has gone into remission.  But this will be a Christmas no on will soon forget.  Belief in Santa Clause is rekindled and the events of Christmas Eve will get this family through their most difficult task yet.  I don&#8217;t want to say more so I don&#8217;t spoil any of the turn of events. </p>
<p>As I mentioned before this is not a Christian book, there is a lot of emphasis on Santa Claus.  But I enjoyed this book, it was heartwarming and romantic. I expect to see this as a movie one day on the Hallmark movie channel.  And just as with any Hallmark movie, with <strong>The Reindeer Keeper</strong> I cried my bucket of tears (in a good, bittersweet kind of way).</p>
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<strong>About the Author</strong></p>
<p>Barbara Briggs Ward is the author/illustrator of The Really, Really Hairy Flight of Snarly Sally and Snarly Sally&#8217;s Garden of ABCs. Her projects include illustrating And Then There Was Hope and The Brain Reigns for the New York State Office of Mental Health. She has been a featured author/illustrator on Mountain Lake PBS in Plattsburgh, New York, and Target&#8217;s Book Festival in Boston and New York City. She has been published in Highlights for Children, McCall&#8217;s, and the Crafts Report. An essay led to a feature in Ladies&#8217; Home Journal. Her story, &#8220;In Anticipation of Doll Beds,&#8221; was accepted into the Chicken Soup of the Soul book, Christmas Magic, released October, 2010. Barbara invites you to visit www.snarlysally.com and www.thereindeerkeeper.com.</p>
<p><strong>About the Illustrator</strong></p>
<p>Suzanne Langelier-Lebeda is an award-winning graphic designer/illustrator. She earned national awards for art and publication design as a coordinator of publications at the State University of Potsdam. Her projects have included illustrations for the National Park Service Cumberland Island National Seashore Visitors Center, Georgia; Renee Fleming Benefit Concert Materials, New York City; Adirondack Life and Country Living Gardener Magazines; St. Lawrence University; Clarkson University; and graphic design for the permanent exhibit on History and Traditions at SUNY Potsdam. She is a member of the Adirondack Artists’ Guild in Saranac Lake, New York. In her fine artwork she primarily concentrates on contemplative nature studies that explore intimations in nature by integrating watercolor, drawing, writing, and digital photography. Suzanne invites you to visit www.snowlinedesign.com.
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<p><em><small>FTC Disclosure:<em> Special thanks to Barbara Briggs Ward for sending me a review copy of The Reindeer Keeper.</em></small></em></p>
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		<title>Christmas at Harrington’s by Melody Carlson</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 07:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
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</p><li>Author: Melody Carlson</li>
<li>Publisher:  Revell (2010)</li>
<li>Category:<a href="http://laurelwreathsreflections.com/lorisbookreviews/category/fiction">Fiction</a>, <a href="http://laurelwreathsreflections.com/lorisbookreviews/category/Holiday">Holiday</a><br />
<strong>Rating:</strong> 5 out of 5 stars</li>
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It does not feel like Christmas time until you have read Melody Carlson&#8217;s latest Christmas book.  Last year she authored a beautiful, heartwarming story titled <a href="http://laurelwreathsreflections.com/lorisbookreviews/the-christmas-dog-by-melody-carlson/">The Christmas Dog</a> and this year she does it again with <strong>Christmas at Harrington&#8217;s</strong>.  As Christians we always preach about forgiveness and second chances but so often we can not see past peoples past failures.</p>
<p>Lena Markham finds herself in a strange town trying to rebuild her life all over again.  She is broke, does not have any friends, and has about given up on God totally.  With the struggling economy, finding a job to help her get back on her feet seems next to impossible.  While riding the train into town an elderly lady befriends Lena and invites her to church.  Also she donated a secondhand red coat to Lena that unexpectedly lands her the job of Mrs. Santa.</p>
<p>Lena love her new job as Mrs. Santa but she was not totally forthcoming about her past and is left wondering if she can keep her past a secret.<br />
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Christmas at Harrington&#8217;s</strong> is a heartwarming Christmas story about forgiveness, love and acceptance for who we are.  This would be the perfect book to read while curled up next to the Christmas tree.</p>
<p><em>Available November 2010 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.</em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?sku=WW719258&amp;event=AFF&amp;p=1152460">Christmas at Harrington’s by Melody Carlson</a> can be purchased here.</p>
<div style="width: 550px; font-family: sans-serif; text-transform: capitalize; text-align: left; padding: 4pt; background-color: #cccd94; border: 1px solid black;">About:<br />
<a href="http://laurelwreathsreflections.com/lorisbookreviews/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/4097621083_c9fb249707_m.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3459" title="4097621083_c9fb249707_m" src="http://laurelwreathsreflections.com/lorisbookreviews/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/4097621083_c9fb249707_m-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>Melody Carlson is the award-winning author of over two hundred books, several of them Christmas novellas from Revell, including her much-loved and bestselling book, The Christmas Bus. She also writes many teen books, including Just Another Girl, Anything but Normal, the Diary of a Teenage Girl series, the TrueColors series, and the Carter House Girls series. Melody was nominated for a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in the inspirational market for her books, including the Notes from a Spinning Planet series and Finding Alice, which is in production as a Lifetime Television movie. She and her husband serve on the Young Life adult committee in central Oregon. Visit Melody&#8217;s website at www.melodycarlson.com.</div>
<p><em><small>FTC Disclosure:<em> Special thanks to Donna Hausler of Baker Publishing Group for sending me a review copy of Christmas at Harrington’s by Melody Carlson.</em></small></em><br />
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author: Robert Morgan Publisher: Thomas Nelson (2010) Category:Holiday, Gift Book Rating: 5 out of 5 stars I am officially in the Christmas spirit. I know it is still a little early to think about Christmas, but after reading The Nativity Collection I am in the spirit to celebrate the birth of my Savior. The Nativity [...]]]></description>
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<li>Author: Robert Morgan</li>
<li>Publisher: Thomas Nelson (2010)</li>
<li>Category:<a href="http://laurelwreathsreflections.com/lorisbookreviews/category/holiday">Holiday</a>, <a href="http://laurelwreathsreflections.com/lorisbookreviews/category/gift-book">Gift Book</a><br />
<strong>Rating:</strong> 5 out of 5 stars</li>
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I am officially in the Christmas spirit.  I know it is still a little early to think about Christmas, but after reading<strong> The Nativity Collection</strong> I am in the spirit to celebrate the birth of my Savior.    <strong>The Nativity Collection</strong> is a collection of 6 short stories by Pastor Robert J. Morgan. Every Christmas Eve Pastor Robert J. Morgan reads a brand new Christmas story to his congregation in Nashville.  It is said to be one of the highlights of the year.</p>
<p>These stories will have readers traveling to a small town where a stolen car leads to a woman&#8217;s best Christmas gift or how the smiling nativity scene saved a marriage.  This book is a great collection of stories that can be read year after year.  This would make a great Christmas gift.  </p>
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<p><a href="http://laurelwreathsreflections.com/lorisbookreviews/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Morgan_952.jpg"><img src="http://laurelwreathsreflections.com/lorisbookreviews/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Morgan_952-150x150.jpg" alt="" title="Morgan_952" width="150" height="150" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3375" /></a>Robert J. Morgan, is the pastor of Donelson Fellowship in Nashville, Tennessee and the author of the best-selling Then Sings My Soul, From This Verse, On This Day, and Red Sea Rules. He conducts Bible conferences, parenting and marriage retreats, and leadership seminars across the country.</div>
<p><em><small>FTC Disclosure:<em> Special thanks to Thomas Nelson <a href="http://booksneeze.com">Book Sneeze</a> for sending me a review copy of The Nativity Collection by Robert Morgan.</em></small></em></p>
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