Finding Scrooge: or Another Christmas Carol

by Jason C. McDonald, Samuel Morgainne Blight (Illustrator), Steve Oliver (Foreword by)

Overview

Once upon a time – of all the good days in the year, on Christmas Eve…

Bob Cratchit and Ebenezer Scrooge are busy preparing for their holiday celebration. Five years have passed since Scrooge’s miraculous transformation, the strange circumstances of which no one could ever quite account for.

But when Scrooge fails to make his annual appearance at Fred’s dinner party, everyone is alarmed. Nephew Fred, Bob Cratchit, his son Tim, and Martha Cratchit’s fiancé Daniel set out into the grip of a snowstorm to locate Mr. Scrooge. Their journey will take them right into one of the darkest slums of East London, as they discover what it truly means to Keep Christmas Well.

Peppered with original drawings by Samuel Morgainne Blight, Jason C. McDonald’s original sequel to A Christmas Carol recaptures the whimsical voice of Charles Dickens, with a message that is as fresh and relevant today as it was 175 years ago.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781732368026
Publisher:	AJ Charleson Publishing LLC
Publication date:	06/01/2019
Pages:	100
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.24(d)

About the Author

Jason has been telling stories his entire life. He entered the professional writing world at eight years old, joining his mother's formal critique group as a participating member. Since that time, he has written over half a dozen stories in all genres, from murder mystery to high fantasy, children's adventure to historical fiction. Finding Scrooge is the first of these manuscripts to reach publication, with many more set to follow. His non-fiction work has also been widely read online.

In addition to fiction writing, Jason is a speaker, songwriter, and computer programmer. A traumatic brain injury at age 16 fundamentally changed his outlook on life, ultimately turning his focus to communication and education. The unique blend of these passions, paired with a broad academic background, flavors everything he creates.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Steve Oliver. . . . . . . . . iii

Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Stave I. The Christmas Spirit. . . . . . . . 3

Stave II. The First Gift. . . . . . . . . . . 19

Stave III. The Second Gift. . . . . . . . . 36

Stave IV. The Third Gift. . . . . . . . . . 47

Stave V. Another Beginning. . . . . . . . 62

Postscript. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Revisiting Dickens. . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Editorial Reviews

“If you’ve ever wanted to know what happened to Scrooge, Tiny Tim et al after A Christmas Carol, you can find out here! A lovely addition to the Christmas season, written by Jason C McDonald.” -Lucinda Dickens Hawksley (Author, Lecturer, Dickens Expert and Descendent)

"I love the original Christmas Carol, so I was anxious to read Finding Scrooge, to see what it was like. When I did, I found a different Ebenezer Scrooge, a man who had been changed by his visit from the Spirit of Christmas. A man who was actually likable...Finding Scrooge is a delightful story. I strongly recommend it." - Barbara Warren (Author, Editor)

"Jason has done a superb job with this novella about Scrooge and his family, friends, and colleagues after his one night experience with the 3 Spirits. This is a well researched, well-presented book in the 'Dickensian' style...I highly recommend this excellent, emotional, and well written book to everyone!" - Dr. Joseph Hageman (Member of Dickens Society and Dickens Fellowship)

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