Author: Denis Hamill
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416585540
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Christmas 1963. A nation mourns the loss of its president. A young boy mourns the life his Irish-Catholic, working-class father never had. Rory Maguire is a fourteen-year-old boy looking for a better life for himself and his family in Brooklyn, New York. His father, Harry, had a terrible accident that cost him his job, his ability to walk, and his dignity. His brother, Dermot, is hanging out with a local gang called the Shamrocks, and his two little sisters are growing hungry in the Maguires' frigid tenement apartment. Rory's dreams of becoming a writer seem hopelessly out of reach, as does winning the heart of Carol, the daughter of a prominent Brooklyn lawyer. What Rory needs most this Christmas is a miracle -- and even though he can't bring his hero John F. Kennedy back to life, he might be able to give his father, an ex-merchant marine, the recognition he deserves...and offer his family the gift of hope, health, and happiness for years to come. In Empty Stockings, Denis Hamill captures the romance, strife, and spirit of the urban Irish-American experience. A heartwarming tale for all seasons, it is a gift to treasure and behold.
Empty Stockings
Author: Denis Hamill
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416585540
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Christmas 1963. A nation mourns the loss of its president. A young boy mourns the life his Irish-Catholic, working-class father never had. Rory Maguire is a fourteen-year-old boy looking for a better life for himself and his family in Brooklyn, New York. His father, Harry, had a terrible accident that cost him his job, his ability to walk, and his dignity. His brother, Dermot, is hanging out with a local gang called the Shamrocks, and his two little sisters are growing hungry in the Maguires' frigid tenement apartment. Rory's dreams of becoming a writer seem hopelessly out of reach, as does winning the heart of Carol, the daughter of a prominent Brooklyn lawyer. What Rory needs most this Christmas is a miracle -- and even though he can't bring his hero John F. Kennedy back to life, he might be able to give his father, an ex-merchant marine, the recognition he deserves...and offer his family the gift of hope, health, and happiness for years to come. In Empty Stockings, Denis Hamill captures the romance, strife, and spirit of the urban Irish-American experience. A heartwarming tale for all seasons, it is a gift to treasure and behold.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416585540
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Christmas 1963. A nation mourns the loss of its president. A young boy mourns the life his Irish-Catholic, working-class father never had. Rory Maguire is a fourteen-year-old boy looking for a better life for himself and his family in Brooklyn, New York. His father, Harry, had a terrible accident that cost him his job, his ability to walk, and his dignity. His brother, Dermot, is hanging out with a local gang called the Shamrocks, and his two little sisters are growing hungry in the Maguires' frigid tenement apartment. Rory's dreams of becoming a writer seem hopelessly out of reach, as does winning the heart of Carol, the daughter of a prominent Brooklyn lawyer. What Rory needs most this Christmas is a miracle -- and even though he can't bring his hero John F. Kennedy back to life, he might be able to give his father, an ex-merchant marine, the recognition he deserves...and offer his family the gift of hope, health, and happiness for years to come. In Empty Stockings, Denis Hamill captures the romance, strife, and spirit of the urban Irish-American experience. A heartwarming tale for all seasons, it is a gift to treasure and behold.
How to Celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas
Author: Alice Maude Kellogg
Publisher:
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Category : Christmas
Languages : en
Pages : 150
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Category : Christmas
Languages : en
Pages : 150
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Our Young People
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Category : Deaf
Languages : en
Pages : 968
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Category : Deaf
Languages : en
Pages : 968
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The Story of the Mince Pie
Author: Josephine Scribner Gates
Publisher: DigiCat
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Story of the Mince Pie" by Josephine Scribner Gates. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Story of the Mince Pie" by Josephine Scribner Gates. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
The Baptist
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Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 1684
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Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 1684
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Citrus Leaves
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Category : Citrus fruits
Languages : en
Pages : 428
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Category : Citrus fruits
Languages : en
Pages : 428
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Story of the Mince Pie
Author: Josephine Scribner Gates
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Category : Christmas stories
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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Category : Christmas stories
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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More Short Missionary Plays
Author: Margaret Tyson Applegarth
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Category : Missions
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Category : Missions
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Good Housekeeping Magazine
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Category : Home economics
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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Category : Home economics
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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Moore's Rural New-Yorker
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1536
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1536
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