Reflections of a Boy Named Christmas

<p><b>A memoir reveals the struggles of a southern boy as he attempts</b></p><p><b>to overcome his greatest obstacle in life-his stuttering.</b></p><p>Henry Sherman Christmas observed a man trying to do what most people do so easily however he was having little success. He was sixty five years old and the man's disability brought back all the memories of his youth from his preschool days trying to stay under the radar and under the bed until loading his families old Ford sedan in 1958 and heading to California. It involves the torment of an abusive but loving father old Pa and the protection of his mother Ma who would have given her life to defend her children. It's the mixed up world of cruelty and love that is so tightly woven they seem to appear as one.</p><p>In this poignant memoir he shares a candid and heartfelt glimpse into the life of a child who stutters. It entails surviving the cruelty of his teacher in the first second and third grade Mister who though his disability was caused by his laziness and the neglect of his parents. It captures the caring side of Miss Jenkins his teacher in the fourth grade who taught him how to conquer his disability. Protected by his brother Cone and tormented by Billy the relentless bully who would not leave him alone. Loved and loved back by his best friend Bo a young black boy. He was born a poor sharecropper's son in 1945 in Arkansas. He's a story-teller like his father.</p><p>Reflections of A Boy Named Christmas is the inspiring story of a boy who just wants to overcome his greatest obstacle in life-and through determination perseverance and the love of others eventually manages to do just that.</p>