The Christmas Spurs

by Bill Wallace

Book Overview

When you're a big brother you don't cry, no matter how scared you are. And I'm scared. My little brother, Jimmy, is sick. All I want for Christmas is for him to get well. Santa seems to be listening... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823408310
• ISBN13: 9780823408313
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 121 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Wonderful, moving book!

I remember one of my elementary teachers reading me this book. I'm 25 now. That alone should be a testament to the power of this book. I read it aloud to my third graders this past Christmas. We had to stop several times to laugh and to cry. I then shared it with two other teachers who both shared the admiration for the book. One read it aloud to her class as well and her children really enjoyed it. This book is amazing. Mr. Wallace truly puts emotion into the writing which the reader strongly feels. It's a tear-jerker, but the warmth of love you feel as you go makes it all worth it.

I love this book

I read this book for the first time as an adult and was struck by the simple magic of the story. It is so sweetly childish and innocent. It will break your heart. I cry like a baby every time I read it. Bill Wallace has once again expertly captured the emotions of a child suffering through his first great loss. I would recommend this book for anyone. Give it a try, let it touch your heart as well.

What Christmas Spurs means to me.

I love the book because at the time I read it a girl I new was suffering from luekiemia just like jimmy. I read it my sixth grade year and every time i see her I think of the book.It was very meaningful to me, I hope that it is a meaningful to you. Thank you for reading, hope you like the book.

Heartwarming

The Christmas Spurs was one of the best books I have ever read. My son picked this book as a daily reading assignment, but we both enjoyed the story. We laughed, we cried, we laughed some more and our hearts were full of joy.

This was a very good book!

I really liked this bood because it is really sad and plus Bill Wallace is my favorite author. I think that if you read more of his books he would turn out to be your favorite author too. All the books that he writes are about animals or include animals and that is why I like his books so much. In this book you really get attached to the little brother and when he gets diagnosed with leukemia you want to read on and see what happens. This I think was one of the best books that he wrote and I really enjoyed it I hope you do.