One long-ago Christmas, Earl Gibson lost the two things most precious to him: his wife and daughter. Angry and heartbroken, he ended up living on the streets and abandoned any belief he'd once had in God.

Ten years later Big Earl meets Gideon, a seven-year-old leukemia patient who believes with all her heart that "Christmas means never having to ask God how much he loves us." Gideon is determined to reach this lonely and hurting man who hates Christmas -- and he is just as determined to rebuff her. It will take a miracle for Earl to come to understand the true meaning of Christmas. But if he can accept what Gideon wants to give him, he might find that he can return the favor with a precious gift of his own.

In Gideon's Gift, Karen Kingsbury reminds us that Christmas is still a time of miraculous possibilities if only we reach out to those around us.

Author: Karen Kingsbury
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Faithwords
Published: 10/10/2002
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.64d
ISBN: 9780446531245

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 158700 / Gideon's Gift


Award: 2003 Gold Medallion Book Awards Finalist - Fiction


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/30/2002 pg. 49
Christian Retailing 10/21/2002 pg. 18
Library Journal 11/01/2002 pg. 74
Christian Retailing 08/23/2004 pg. 46
Publishers Weekly 09/23/2002

About the Author
Karen Kingsbury is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of over sixty works of fiction and nonfiction with nearly twenty-five million copies in print. Widely considered America's favorite inspirational novelist, she is best known for drawing unforgettable characters and stories which evoke a range of emotions. Karen reaches over 100,000 women annually through national speaking appearances. She and her husband, Don, currently reside in Nashville, TN.