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Book Review of Silent Night

Silent Night
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When Catherine Dornan's husband Tom, is diagnosed with leukemia, she and their two young sons travel with him to New York during the holiday season for a lifesaving operation. On Christmas Eve, hoping to life the boys' spirits, Catherine takes them to see Rockefeller Center's famous Christmas tree, where seven-year-old Brian notices a woman taking his mother's wallet. A St. Christopher medal tucked inside the wallet saved his grandfather's life in WW II, and Brian believes with all his heart that it will protect his father now. Impulsively, Brian follows the fhief into the subway, and the most dangerous adventure of his young life begins.