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Posted: Nov 20 2005 at 11:02pm | IP Logged Quote teachingmom
I have a wonderful Christmas chapter book to suggest. We happened upon it on our last trip to the library when we were looking for our next book in the Betsy-Tacy series, and I checked it out so I could pre-read it before Advent. It is The Trees Kneel at Christmas by Maud Hart Lovelace. It's a beautiful story about a Catholic Lebanese family living in Brooklyn in 1950 or so. The faith is intertwined wonderfully throughout the story. I believe that Maud Hart Lovelace was Episcopalian, but reading this story makes me wonder why she never converted to Catholicism because she honors Catholic beliefs so beautifully.

I highly recommend this book!

The Trees Kneel at Christmas

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Posted: Nov 20 2005 at 11:27pm | IP Logged Quote MaryM
Thanks for the recommendation, Irene. It looks wonderful. I just requested it from our library system. I'm also interested in immigrant books so will have another to add to the list, it seems.

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Posted: Nov 21 2005 at 5:15am | IP Logged Quote Lissa
Ooh, Irene!!!! What a find! I can't wait to read it. I just wrote a blog entry about your discovery. Thanks!!

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Posted: Nov 21 2005 at 6:39am | IP Logged Quote Mary G
Yeah Irene -- and my library has it! I've already placed it on hold....

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Posted: Nov 21 2005 at 6:50am | IP Logged Quote Mary Chris
I was just reading Lissas' blog and found out about this book. The Betsy and Tacy books were some of my favorites growing up. I can't wait to take a look at it!

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teachingmom wrote:
   I believe that Maud Hart Lovelace was Episcopalian, but reading this story makes me wonder why she never converted to Catholicism because she honors Catholic beliefs so beautifully.


Thanks for the recommendation, Irene.
And I thought I had read all MHL's books. This is one of those book findings that simply can't go by unnoticed.

I'm a cradle Catholic but, at one point, I toyed with the idea of becoming Episcopalian because of Betsy and Julia's religious experience.

After my parents explained to me how closely the Episcopalian faith was to our Catholism faith (missing a few key ingredients, of course), I gave up the idea.

Thank God for parents who are wiser than the books we read, huh?

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