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MEDIA ADVISORY, Dec. 14, 2010 /Christian Newswire/ -- MARY'S SON: A TALE OF CHRISTMAS (Cross Dove Publishing, 2010, $15.95) has been honored with the prestigious Mom's Choice Award of Excellence with a Gold Seal in three categories -- Juvenile Level 2 Books, Young Adult Books, and Adult Books.
The Mom's Choice Awards promotes excellence in media, products and services. Their "Gold Seal" helps parents, teachers, and concerned consumers make informed decisions about new family-friendly products and services.
In Mary's Son, eleven-year-old Sarah lives a lonely life in a mansion amid butlers, nannies, and a father who is too busy for her. She is bright, beautiful, and angry at the world. On the wrong side of town, street-tough Jared and his gang barely survive broken families and a hardscrabble existence. Jared, too, is angry and he intends to seek vengeance. Enter a mysterious little man named Nicholas, who intrigues Sarah and Jared but scares their elders. Against incredible doubt and cynicism, Nicholas tries to guide Sarah and Jared away from their anger and impending destruction -- only desire alone cannot move them. He whisks the youth to another time and place where Christmas long ago teaches them the true meaning of life, in a way they never imagined.
Author Darryl Nyznyk, a successful attorney, law professor and real estate developer, began reciting this short story for his then eight-year old daughter (who is now in her 20's) as a way of imparting to her the true message of Christmas. Nyznyk recently began taking a hard look at the world around him, a world full of extreme political and social divisiveness, growing apathy, and a general sense of hopelessness, and decided this was the perfect time to share the message of hope, faith and love found in Mary's Son.
While the story of Mary's Son has grown over the years, the lesson of "love your neighbor as yourself" has never wavered. Mary's Son is a heartrending tale of youthful fears and passions that will give readers of all ages hope for a better world. Like the iconic image of Santa Claus kneeling before the manger, this story will move readers of multiple generations, allowing parents to demonstrate the true meaning of Christmas while helping young people identify with the more secularized traditions of the Season.
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