Joe Beine

Paper Angels: Christmas Stories Joe Beine

Dreaming is the only way an adult can become like a child again. Paper Angels collects many of the annual Christmas stories written by Joe Beine, who has been sending them to friends for over a decade. In Strings and its sequel Dodging Snowflakes, we watch twelve-year-old Ellen as she begins to find her way in the adult world. Two stories about whimsical goblins add a touch of laughter to the proceedings. Three angels, Arianne, Jessi and Isabelle, wander through half of the books stories. Arianne and Jessi transform San Franciscos Golden Gate Bridge into a cathedral. Isabelle tells a mysterious tale about two childrens snowy playtime. Together these wistful tales capture the peculiar magic of the Christmas season.