A blend of magic and realism set during Christmas week in a riverine village in southeast Nigeria. By turns sad and funny, it explores themes such as peer pressure, fear, kindness, hope, courage, and friendship.<\/b><\/p>\n
Ebele wishes he and his widowed mother would have a memorable Christmas with lots of presents. With his mother barely able to afford food and his friends mocking him, Ebele is afraid that he might not get any presents at all. When a strange man comes to town, Ebele opens his heart and home reluctantly. In return, the stranger teaches him there is more to Christmas than just gifts and that kindness is a virtue rewarded by great fortune.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A blend of magic and realism set during Christmas week in a riverine village in southeast Nigeria. By turns sad and funny, it explores themes such as peer pressure, fear, kindness, hope, courage, and friendship. Ebele wishes he and his widowed mother would have a memorable Christmas with lots of presents. With his mother barely…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"retailer":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[570],"product_tag":[352,519],"class_list":{"0":"post-3998","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-middle-grade","7":"product_tag-middle-grade","8":"product_tag-uche-umezurike","9":"thb-post-share-style1","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"taxable","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-variable"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n