false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172256742m/154714.jpg 154714 7 This is a very special novel that sparkles with the same memorable writing that made ROOTS an American classic.<br><br>This is the story of  Fletcher Randall, a nineteen-year-old from North Carolina whose politically powerful father is a plantation owner, and, of course, a slave owner. The time is 1855, and all Fletcher Randall knows and believes about slavery he's learned from his father.<br><br>But Fletcher goes to school up North, and one or two of his Princeton classmates talk about how wrong slavery is until Fletcher begins to think for himself<br>--and he becomes a traitor to his background, to his family, by conspiring to aid in a mass escape of slaves on the Underground Railroad. His partner in this plan is a black slave by the name of Harpin' John, a man who plays the harmonica so sweetly it could make a grown man cry. Christmas Eve is the secret date set for the escape.<br><br>How these two men of such incredibly opposing backgrounds join together to achieve the goal of freedom makes <br>A Different Kind of Christmas soar with unforgettable inspiration. This is a timeless tale of spiritual regeneration, moral courage, and powerful humanness, meaningful and memorable to readers of all faiths and all ages. 875367 1988 A Different Kind of Christmas total:40|5:9|4:18|3:11|2:2|1:0| 40 154 66 10 5 0 false false Thu Oct 15 08:03:51 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 08:04:41 -0700 2009 "Harpin' John cupped his harmonica. He played. Fletcher heard the melody of "Silent Night" as the Christmas moonlight bathed the faces of the black man playing and the white man listening."


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