A Home For Christmas written by Paul A. Lynch tells the story of a man thirty-five years of age Jimmy Hendricks who lives with his wife Kathrine and eleven-year-old daughter Jessica in the fictional town of Hopeville. However, this town isn't what the name suggests. In truth, Hopeville isn't filled with hope, but just despair, trouble, and disappointment. Jimmy's dream is to get a home for Christmas, however, he fears within himself that his dream will not be made into reality because he earns a little money and he has a lot of bills to pay. Jimmy has been working at a toy factory for several years, but he is disappointed when the company goes bankrupt and has to be closed. Jimmy doesn't give up, though, as he looks for work around town. Kathrine also gets a job at a shelter on the opposite side of the town they live as a social worker. Jimmy meets upon his long time high school friend Bobby Daniels begging on the streets of the town in ragged clothes and shoes. Jimmy is somewhat surprised since Bobby was a brilliant kid. Bobby explains to Jimmy the reasons he has been on the streets. Jimmy helps his friend to a burger and some coffee at a restaurant downtown. Bobby and Jimmy ride on the bus where they meet an old woman who asked them if they know any plumber or gardener around. Both men are surprised as they get a perfect opportunity to do some work. The woman identifies herself as Miss Peterson an African American woman who lives in a huge apartment complex. In the end, Jimmy overcomes the challenges in his life and he didn't have to buy a house because the mayor of his town gave him one for solving the mystery of the missing Nativity Scene. This is a suitable read for teenagers, young adults, and adults throughout the world.
Genre: JUVENILE FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Christmas & AdventThis book has been published on Draft2Digital since 2017.
Chapter 1: A Stormy Night
The rain poured down hard in a small hopeless town known as Hopeville which seemed to be depressed for quite some time. How ironic it seemed that once a beautiful and hopeful town became so miserable and depressed. However, there lies a man whose name is Jimmy Hendrix who married a beautiful woman in her mid-thirties, Kathrine by name. Jimmy himself was just thirty-five years old. The couple of fifteen years were once again poor, depressed, and kind of antisocial. They had an eleven-year-old daughter, Jessica, who was fascinated by the fancy cities that her other school friends told her about. These cities included Rome, Milan, New York, and the list continued. However, Jessica wished that her family weren’t so poor and that for Christmas they could get their own house in a good neighborhood. The family was in the same rented, broken-down house, and they knew Christmas was a month and a half away. It was the year 2005. Jimmy lay on his sofa as he reflected on his cursed life. Suddenly, his wife interrupted him and said, “Honey, what’s wrong?”
