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The Christmas Cave Kindle Edition

by David R. Beshears (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 27 ratings
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Novella (98 print pages) adapted from the screenplay

December 1960…

Thirteen year old Jenny Harper is exploring the caves with her brother Bill and their best friend Mike. They see a strange shimmering light up ahead. Bill rushes ahead, disappears around the bend.

Fade to present day…

Thirteen year old Jack and his twelve year old sister Amanda visit their Grandma Jenny in the mountains over the Christmas holiday.

They hear the story of a mythical cavern that Grandma went searching for fifty years earlier with her little brother Bill and their best friend Mike. Her brother was lost, never to be seen again.

Drawn to the mystery, Jack and Amanda meet up with Daniel Madsen, a local boy diagnosed with Leukemia and only months to live. He tells them of a boy who went into the caves a few days before Christmas, 1910 and came out three years later telling of "The Christmas Cave", a world of amazing colors and lights.

They find their way to the Christmas Cave and discover much more than they expected.


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    October 11, 2012
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Reviewed by Katelyn Hensel for Readers' Favorite Short, sweet, and to the point, The Christmas Cave is a quick Christmas novella that explores family, commitment, and dedication to those that you love. It's a good, somewhat thrilling mystery that will have you wanting to go explore in the caves and mountains nearest you. David Beshears' writing style is short, choppy and unique, but really nails the point which he's going for. There's a stark, yet realistic quality to the writing that makes it stand apart. -- four stars

About the Author

David is an author and screenwriter of science fiction, fantasy and adventure. His work has been praised by literary professors and by PhDs in science, by fans and by book reviewers around the world.

His miniseries screenplay adaptation of his popular novel "The Shylmahn Migration" won the Pacific Northwest Screenwriting Competition in 2007.

Visit his author page at davidrbeshears.com

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B009POU7ZA
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Greybeard Publishing (October 11, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 11, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1184 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 100 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 27 ratings

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David R. Beshears

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Award-winning screenwriter and author of dozens of titles in science fiction, fantasy and adventure. David's work has been praised by literary professors and by PhDs in science, by fans and by book reviewers around the world. His miniseries screenplay adaptation of his popular novel "The Shylmahn Migration" won the Pacific Northwest Screenwriting Competition in 2007.

David lives on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State with his wife Sylvia. When not writing, he can usually be found on any one of a dozen northwest mountains.

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bettysunflower
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a well written and sweet story suitable for adults and children alike
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2014
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Jenny Miller, her brother Billy, and her friend Mike were exploring the local caves when her brother spotted colorful light ahead. Billy ran ahead and just around the bend and was gone. Jenny and Mike looked for hours but never found Billy.
Fifty years later, Jenny's son and his family have come to visit her on the mountain. Jenny's grandchildren decided to explore the caves after hearing the stories about the "Christmas" cave and Jenny's missing brother.
This is a well written and sweet story suitable for adults and children alike.
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Ruff Day
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and fun take. Great for Christmastime.
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2015
Everyone hears about the Christmas Cave but nobody has seen it. Jenny, Mike, and Bill decide to go find it and although Jenny remembers seeing the bright, gorgeous, blue, red, and green lights, she cannot remember how they got there or how they lost Bill. He ran ahead and just disappeared.

Nobody has seen it since then, even though they have searched for Bill but somehow the myth has still spread about this wondrous place.

Years later Jenny’s grandchildren come for a visit and hear about the myth. Being kids they make a plan to go find the mysterious cave.

This is a really cute story, told over a little more than one day. The caves have been searched and searched before and after Bill disappeared but no evidence has shown the cave really exists. The kids are not put off track, of course, and decide to venture in.

This young adult is a light hearted mystery. Quite short but cute. There are a few heart-stopping moments but for the most part this could be told to anyone.

Narration by Dan Absalonson was good. Soft and quiet. It reminds me of something that would be perfect to listen to on Christmas Eve with the kids. The production was also good, no weird noises. I can’t remember if anything else was added in but there is when part, near the end, where in the story someone burps, so the narrator actually burps! I would prefer to skip those types of noises but it was just the once (that I can remember) so it did not take away from the story.

Received from author, through audiobookreviewer.com, in exchange for an honest review.
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Lori Gertz
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this story!
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2012
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The author's experience at character building shines through in The Christmas Cave! I could picture the characters down to their facial expressions which given the length of this novella, delighted me. To boot, I felt like I was led down a path of an adventure as the story was told. It's well written and delightfully entertaining. I recommend it highly!
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Kathy W
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, enjoyable, hard to put down.
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2015
Very nice story, written probably for teenagers but I also found it an enjoyable read. The 2012 paper copy is only 82 pages in length but I found it very hard to put down. As a matter of fact, it kept me up last night until I finished it. It is also a nice family story and would make a nice Hallmark Christmas movie. The storyline begins in December 1960, when thirteen year old Jenny Harper, brother Bill, and friend Mike decide to search for the Christmas Cave. In the dark and winding caves, Bill runs ahead and disappears.

Fast-forward about 50 years. Bill has never been found. Jenny still lives on the mountain and has some medical issues. Mike returned to the mountain and still searches for Bill. When Jenny's son Tom brings wife Olivia and their teens, Jack (13) and Amanda (12) up to the mountain to spend Christmas with grandma, stories about the Christmas Cave peak their interest. They also meet a local teen, Daniel Madsen, who is suffering from Leukemia, and his family.

Everybody gets involved in the stories and excitement about the caves, making this the best Christmas ever. Again, a very enjoyable read. The pace is perfect. It gets right to the excitement and carries the plot through well.
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Deanwmn
4.0 out of 5 stars A tale of friendship and survival
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2016
I've read several of David Beshears books, so when I saw this on the readers list of the club I belong to, I got it right away. It's a short but really good read, suitable for both young adults as well as adults. Great premise - youths growing up in a mountainside community, free to roam the forest and nearby caves. A way of life many of us would envy! But freedom sometimes comes with a price as they soon find out, along with responsibility for one's actions and the results. For three young people, a day of exploration in a cave ends up with the loss of one and a lifetime commitment by the other two. The legal stuff says I have to include this: I was provided with a complimentary copy of this book, through Reading Deals, so I could give an honest review. So - it's the same review I would have given it otherwise, because I really enjoyed it. I hope you do, too!
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