I wish I could remember how this book came to me. I cannot. I do know that I wouldn't have paid for it, since I have low expectations for Christmas stories. I have read tons that are just disappointing. Still, hope springs eternal.
The story is unrealistic on a lot of levels, the characters are uneven and too sweet in some cases. Not much to engage the reader here, but I did plow on after the little girl got cancer. I wanted to see if Charlee would make it. She did. The fighting and stress between her parents was never resolved. Her troubled brother warmed up to Marva too, which was somewhat surprising.
One thing that did give me pause, though, was the devotion of Charlee's friend Marva. She's an older woman in the neighborhood who is lonely and befriends Charlee. It made me think about the gaggle of little girls here in Red Canyon who need a Marva. Maggie isn't answering the call very generously at all. This story really made me wonder if I could be more unselfish and more generous in my relationship with these little girls without much supervision or anything meaningful to do. Yikes. Wake up, Maggie!
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