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Christmas Jars shares the story of Hope Jensen, an aspiring journalist who uncovers the remarkable secret behind a holiday phenomenon: money-filled glass jars anonymously given to people in need. Hope desperately wants to post the story, but doing so would be a breach of trust to the family who entrusted her with the secret. What she decides to do will change her life forever. A heartwarming story that will restore your faith in humanity and make you want to start your own Christmas Jar tradition.

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In a plot reminiscent of Penelope Stokes's The Blue Bottle Club and Angela Hunt's The Note, a journalist happens upon a human interest story that winds up teaching her lessons about love and forgiveness and renewing her own faith in human kindness. On Christmas Eve, twenty-something Hope Jensen is quietly grieving the recent loss of her adoptive mother when her apartment is robbed. The one bright spot in the midst of Hope's despair is a small jar full of money someone has anonymously left on her doorstep. Eager to learn the source of this unexpected generosity, Hope uses her newswoman instincts to find other recipients of "Christmas jars," digging until her search leads her to the family who first began the tradition of saving a year's worth of spare change to give to someone in need at the holiday. Wright commits some rookie mistakes in style and pacing; the novel veers heavily toward melodrama at some junctures, and he tends to show us and tell us about his characters. Still, the heart of this novella is its transformative message about the power of giving, a compelling theme that calls to mind books like Pay It Forward and The Kingdom Assignment.
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Jason F. Wright is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today best-selling author of ten novels. Articles by Jason have appeared in more than fifty newspapers and magazines across the United States including The Washington Times, The Chicago Tribune, and Forbes. He has been seen on FoxNews, CNN, CSPAN and on many local and national radio shows. He lives with his wife, Kodi, and their four children in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Shadow Mountain (October 4, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 122 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1590384814
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1590384817
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 16 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.75 x 0.25 x 6.75 inches

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- #183 in Christian Classics & Allegories (Books)
- #1,414 in Holiday Fiction (Books)
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Jason Wright is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling novelist. His work including more than 500 columns have appeared in hundreds of newspapers, magazines and web sites across the United States including The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Chicago Tribune, Deseret News, Forbes, CNN, and Fox News.

A film adaptation of his bestselling novel Christmas Jars was released in 2019. Several other novels are in various stages of film development.

He is also a popular speaker and consultant who speaks and trains on kindness habits, faith, failure, the Christmas Jars movement, the lost art of letter writing, and more. He has been seen on CBS News, CNN, Fox News, C-SPAN, and on dozens of local television outlets around the country.

Jason has spoken to more than 250K students in school assemblies and writing workshops. Click here for a list of endorsements and booking information.

Today Jason and his family live in Woodstock, Virginia. But he’s also lived in Missouri, Germany, Illinois, Virginia, Brazil, Oregon and Utah. He is married to Kodi Erekson Wright. They have two girls and two boys they love, and four grandchildren they love even more.

Titles:

The James Miracle (2004)

Christmas Jars (2005)

The Wednesday Letters (2007)

Recovering Charles (2008)

Christmas Jars Reunion (2009)

Penny’s Christmas Jar Miracle (2009)

The Cross Gardener (2010)

The Seventeen Second Miracle (2010)

The Wedding Letters (2011)

The 13th Day of Christmas (2012)

Picturing Christmas (2013)

The James Miracle: 10th Anniversary Edition (2014)

Christmas Jars Journey (2015)

A Letter to Mary (2016)

Christmas Jars Collector’s Edition (2017)

*Gail Miller’s Memoir — Courage to Be You: Inspiring Lessons from an Unexpected Journey (2018)

The Christmas Doll (2019)

*See, Love, Lift — How Seeing, Loving and Lifting Others Will Change Your Life (2020)

Even the Dog Knows (2022)

*Until You Find Strength: A Message of Comfort for When Your Grief Feels Too Heavy (2022)

*Rise Today: Trusting God and His Promise (2023)

Scar Dakota — (2024)

*Nonfiction

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Londi Novelly

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Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2023

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Loved it
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Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2023

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I read this book for my book club and was drawn deeper into the story with each page. It's a well written story with an even better message.

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The book was in very good condition for being used and the story was wonderful.

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Janet Schall

Ending was better then the book

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Hi! I recently bought this book from Amazon. Unlike the other reviews that had some negatives about certain aspects of the story/writing, I personally didn't care about them. Don't care what town it took place in, don't really care about timeframe (present day, 1870's). I am not a writer so I can't complain about how the writer wrote the story. I bought this book because I recently read The Note after watching it on TV so I wanted to read the book. I felt the TV movie was better then the book; movie was "sweeter", plus it had Genie Francis in it. The Christmas Jar book was along the same line as The Note so I bought it.

I felt the beginning was sweet - how the main character, Hope, came to live with her adoptive mom and their life together. I enjoyed reading how well she was in school, growing up and all that stuff. When she actually came to be a receipient of the Jar and how she wanted to find out more about the background of the Jar I thought: "Wow, this is just like The Note!" I mean I knew it was along the same line, I just thought it would relate more toward Chrismas "good cheer" as opposed to "finding who was behind ....." I honestly didn't expect the similarity to be honest.

The actual background of the Jar was sweet (I love that word, don't I?); I even told my husband about the "tradition", he just looked at me. Strangely enough, I do the exact same thing with ALL my change, I just don't buy presents like the couple did, I put it in the bank. I absolutely loved the relationship between the couple and their kids and how nice they were to Hope.

Fast forward to the ending (and no I'm NOT going to tell it). As I was reading the last chapter or two I was practically teary-eyed (and I was on the train no less). Didn't expect it in any way. It was ... yes I'm going to say it ..... sweet and very touching.

The ONLY negative I did have: I would have loved to have learned who actually gave Hope the Jar that initiated the whole search and for her to actually talk to the person and maybe it could have been a guy for her to have a relationship with (my wishful thinking here). If it actually did say it I honestly don't recall.

Would I give/recommend this to someone to read? Probably not. Though I liked the book, it is not on my short list of books I would highly recommend to people and would read over and over again no matter how long I'll have the book. Though I would probably read the last 2 chapters over again.

Am I sorry I bought/read it? No, because of the ending.

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I loved this Christmas read. It was short at 149 pages, but every page was worthy of being read. More than one lesson was contained within the pages of this Christmas novella.

Hope Jensen, reporter, was determined to find the origins of the Christmas Jars. She had received one when she was in need of help. Her investigative skills led her to thank you's printed in the paper from others who had received the jars and her search began. However, the folks who had received the jars were pretty tight lipped and the jars were always given in anonymity. But finally someone talked and she found what she believed was the source.

Choosing to misrepresent herself, she inserted herself into the unsuspecting family. She wrestled with her conscience, but did not win the battle and she continued to glean information. When things are misrepresented, good people tend to regret their decisions and the conscience continues to prick their guilt, until everything gets blown way out of proportion....at least between their ears. So it was with Hope. She had to distance herself from this family that she had come to love and need in order to assuage her guilt.

The story is ingenious as it begins with Hope as an infant left in a cafe booth with an anonymous note asking the person who finds her to care for her. It carefully weaves a story of love and comes back full circle to the same cafe years later. It is enchanting, delightful and certainly brings to life the spirit of giving.

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Kathleen Stone

A heartwarming Christmas tale

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2022

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I read this book when it was first published but felt nostalgic to read it again. It's definitely one of those books to read every year at Christmastime. It's heartwarming, sweet and a bit of a tear-jerker when the entire story comes together at the end. It's also perfect for a Christmas stocking stuffer or gift!

Some of my favorite lines from the book:

"You couldn't get more beautiful if you swallowed last month's edition of Cosmo."

"Smells were sweeter, gifts ever more thoughtful, and memories carefully logged away into their most treasured places."

"Each sentence exploded off the page, expanding and filling space until the story felt whole."

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Christmas service

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A story to help you forget about your own troubles and get in the Spirit of Christmas. One that has a great example to follow.

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As Honest As They Come

Perfect book for Christmas time

Reviewed in Canada on May 29, 2019

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Wonderful book with a beautiful message for the Christmas season. Highly recommended for singles, couples and families, though, in Canada you’ll need to revise to nickels.

Corinna Ivenz

eine herzzerreißend schöne Weihnachtsgeschichte

Reviewed in Germany on November 8, 2016

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Dem Schreibstil von Jason F. Wright merkt man ein bisschen an, dass er Journalist ist, was aber nicht negativ gemeint ist.
Die Geschichte ist genau, wie eine Weihnachtsgeschichte sein sollte: mit viel Herz, stellenweise recht lustig, manchmal auch einen Hauch kitschig. Ich habe beim Lesen gelacht und geweint.
Was ich auch schön finde: Dieser Roman zeigt die Amerikaner mal von einer Seite, die man in Europa vielleicht gar nicht so wahrnimmt. Sie sind nicht nur krawallig und laut, sondern auch mitfühlend und engagieren sich für Leute, denen es nicht so gut geht.

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TreesM

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2013

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What a lovely small book. I found a review on the book by chance and couldn't put it down. Jason captures such an anonymous and satisfying way of giving charity to someone in need at Xmas weaving a story along the way. I challenge any reader not to love the book and start a jar of their own!

Lady J

Good read

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Definitely add to your collection.

wayne h

Christmas Jars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2016

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Wife loves it she says its the best she's read for a long time.
I found it rather cheesy.

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