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Christopher Shively Welch |
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Genre: Young Readers Title: Just Chris AUTHOR: Christopher
Shively Welch “He
is adopted and very proud of it,” reads the blurb on the back cover of
this interesting little paperback. “Just Chris” begins just as one
would expect – at the beginning of Chris. We learn some of the
difficulties encountered in finding willing adoptive families for those
babies, which on the outside lack the appearance of perfection. We grow
along with Chris as he grows. We learn as he learns. We go through the
painful surgeries with him, as he relies upon medical science and the love
and support of his parents to become and to obtain what so many of us take
for granted. Chris
just lives and grows and takes us along with him for the ride. We share
with him some very rich and rewarding events along the way. What these are
can only be discovered, by becoming a traveler alongside Chris in his
young life. This
is a well-written little tome. It makes for very enjoyable reading due to
its flowing style. The reader goes from place to place and event to event
with grace. The author is sentimental without being maudlin and preachy.
Chris lets the reader know just what he thinks, but doesn’t tell the
reader what to think. That is one thing that makes this book refreshing.
The reader is trusted just to go along on the journey. Young
Mr. Welch’s first book is called “Christopher the Bullfrog Catcher.”
This book, as is available through any bookseller Reviewer:
John Helman, Allbooks Reviews. Title:
Just Chris Author:
Christopher Shively Welch Publisher:
Saga Books ISBN:
978-1-897512- Pages:
65 Price: $13.95 US March
2009
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