false <![CDATA[Christmas Jars]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179500799m/923935.jpg 923935 4 Keep some tissues on hand for this holiday story that is sure to be a Christmas classic! <P>Where had it come from? Whose money was it? Was I to spend it? Save it? Pass it on to the someone more needy? Above all else, why was I chosen? Certainly there were others, countless others more needy than I...Her reporter's intuition insisted that a remarkable story was on the verge of the front page. <P>Rising newspaper reporter Hope Jensen uncovers the secret behind the "Christmas Jars" - glass jars filled with coins and bills anonymously given to people in need. But Hope discovers much more than she bargained for when some unexpected news sets off a chain reaction of kindness and brings above a Christmas Eve wish come true. 2332558 4 10 2005 Christmas Jars total:2282|5:788|4:773|3:527|2:145|1:49| 2282 8952 2820 673 1 4 false false Fri Dec 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 12:15:32 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 06:22:26 -0800 2008 1
I'd describe the writing as downright painful and unimaginative. The characters are saccharine sweet, the things they say and do, uncomfortably cheesy.

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