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wishin and hopin a christmas story
p with his latest story wishin & 8242 ; and hopin & 8242 ; wally lamb takes a turn toward the lighthearted and laugh provoking . in a vein similar to jean shepherd & 8242 ; s a christmas story and david sedaris & 8242 ; s the santaland diaries lamb & 8242 ; s holiday tale focuses on a feisty parochial school fifth grader named felix funicello a distant cousin of the iconic annette both poignant and hilarious wishin & 8242 ; and hopin & 8242 ; transports us back to october november and december of 1964 when lbj and lady bird were in the white house meet the beatles was on everyone & 8242 ; s turntables and christmas meant mistletoe mangers and midnight mass . then it propels us from the past to the present so that we might measure what we & 8242 ; ve gained and what we & 8242 ; ve lost .
hardcover harper 2009 isbn13 9780061941009 isbn10 006194100x
abridged n average customer rating 5 isbn 13 9780061941009 number in series 1 number of pages 275 publisher harpercollins release date 1257811200000