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A Child's Christmas: Xmas Flash
One child. One Christmas.
Ten-year-old Eric Archer finds himself at a new school and living a new life. He's still despondent over the loss of his grandparents, and none of his teachers--except Monica Powell--seem to understand him.
Eric's father, Lyndon, has left him in the care of his brother. Dave--Eric's uncle. Thus Dave comes to meet--and fall in love with--Monica. (Despite the clear disapproval of Val Langstrom, his business partner and would-be wife!) Then Lyndon meets Monica's friend Lisa. And Dave's friend Duke befriends Monica's disabled father .... And the circle of love and friendship continues to expand, drawing other people into its sphere.
It all starts with one small boy. And it all culminates at Christmas....
Ten-year-old Eric Archer finds himself at a new school and living a new life. He's still despondent over the loss of his grandparents, and none of his teachers--except Monica Powell--seem to understand him.
Eric's father, Lyndon, has left him in the care of his brother. Dave--Eric's uncle. Thus Dave comes to meet--and fall in love with--Monica. (Despite the clear disapproval of Val Langstrom, his business partner and would-be wife!) Then Lyndon meets Monica's friend Lisa. And Dave's friend Duke befriends Monica's disabled father .... And the circle of love and friendship continues to expand, drawing other people into its sphere.
It all starts with one small boy. And it all culminates at Christmas....
297 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 1, 1997
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December 5, 2023
Meh. This story was ok. I stumbled across the book in one of my to-be-read stacks and wondered why I was waiting to read it. In the past, I've found Eva Rutland's stories to be very enjoyable; so a "Superromance" should be even better, right? Wrong. It was just a longer reading of a very predictable outcome. I saw where the story was going as soon as the "Duke" character was introduced. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the book while I was reading it. Once it was finished, that was it. Nothing memorable about the story and nothing in the story makes me want to reread it again.
September 7, 2020
I love this novel brings back memories
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January 17, 2013
a child's Christmas by eva rutland
eric archer, 10 is in a boarding school cuz his father is too busy and his uncle is to watch over him as he's local.
Monica Powell the teacher has watched out for him as eric's lost his grandparents who raised him. She had just lost her mother to cancer and her father was very sick, he lived with her.
Love her relationship with her father, so caring now that he's disabled and she cares too much for Eric. Other teachers think he should be moved to a special class but she will go to dinner with the uncle-who she thinks is the father to help him understand about Eric and what he needs.
Monica does realize that her uncle does really care about the child as time goes on.
Loved the cabin and the snow ice cream!
Dave is the baseball super hero and his business partner attempts to dig her nails in but he's spending more time with Monica.
Eric's mom the movie star is also in the picture a lot more as is his real father.
Problem arises when Eric runs away and nobody knows where he is...
eric archer, 10 is in a boarding school cuz his father is too busy and his uncle is to watch over him as he's local.
Monica Powell the teacher has watched out for him as eric's lost his grandparents who raised him. She had just lost her mother to cancer and her father was very sick, he lived with her.
Love her relationship with her father, so caring now that he's disabled and she cares too much for Eric. Other teachers think he should be moved to a special class but she will go to dinner with the uncle-who she thinks is the father to help him understand about Eric and what he needs.
Monica does realize that her uncle does really care about the child as time goes on.
Loved the cabin and the snow ice cream!
Dave is the baseball super hero and his business partner attempts to dig her nails in but he's spending more time with Monica.
Eric's mom the movie star is also in the picture a lot more as is his real father.
Problem arises when Eric runs away and nobody knows where he is...
October 25, 2014
Read this one a long time ago. Nice story of Eric the child that brigs them all together, his uncle Dave and his counselor Monica, his father Lyn and his gym teacher Lisa. Monica's father Herb gets better due to Eric's pestering and Duke's physical therapist. Yeah!
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