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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

W
hen Richard Paul Evans sat down to write
The Christmas Box,
he never imagined his book would become a number one bestseller. The quiet story of parental love and the true meaning of Christmas made history when it became simultaneously the number one hardcover and paperback book in the nation. Since then, he has written thirteen consecutive
New York Times
bestsellers. He is one of the few authors in history to have had books on both the fiction and nonfiction bestseller lists and has won several awards for his books, including the 1998 American Mothers Book Award, two first-place Storytelling World Awards, and the 2005
Romantic Times
Best Women's Novel of the Year Award.

Four of Evans's books have been made into major television productions, starring such acclaimed actors as Maureen O'Hara, James Earl Jones, Richard Thomas, Ellen Burstyn, Naomi Watts, Vanessa Redgrave, Christopher Lloyd, and Rob Lowe.

During the spring of 1997, Evans founded the Christmas Box House International, an organization devoted to building
shelters and providing services for abused and neglected children. Such shelters are operational in Moab, Vernal, Ogden, and Salt Lake City, Utah. To date more than 20,000 children have been placed in Christmas Box House facilities. In addition, his book
The Sunflower
was the motivating factor in the creation of the Sunflower Orphanage in Peru. Evans was awarded the Volunteers of America National Empathy Award and the
Washington Times
Humanitarian of the Century Award.

An acclaimed speaker, Evans has shared the podium with such notable personalities as President George W. Bush, President George H. W. and Barbara Bush, former British Prime Minister John Major, Ron Howard, Elizabeth Dole, Deepak Chopra, Steve Allen, and Bob Hope. He has been featured on the
Today
show and
Entertainment Tonight
, as well as in
Time, Newsweek, People
, the
New York Times
, the
Washington Post, Good Housekeeping, USA Today, TV Guide, Reader's Digest
, and
Family Circle
. Evans lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his wife, Keri, and their five children.

ALSO BY RICHARD PAUL EVANS

Grace

The Gift

Finding Noel

The Sunflower

A Perfect Day

The Last Promise

The Christmas Box Miracle

The Carousel

The Looking Glass

The Locket

The Letter

Timepiece

The Christmas Box

For Children

The Dance

The Christmas Candle

The Spyglass

The Tower

The Light of Christmas

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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © 2009 by Richard Paul Evans

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Designed by Davina Mock-Maniscalco

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Evans, Richard Paul.

The Christmas List / Richard Paul Evans

p.     cm.

1. Life change events—Fiction. 2. Redemption—Fiction.

3. Christmas stories. I. Title.

PS355.V259C49 2009

813'.54—dc22                 2009033714

ISBN 978-1-4391-5000-9

ISBN 978-1-4391-5405-2 (ebook)