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    The Magic Snowball
    The Magic Snowball
    The Magic Snowball
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    The Magic Snowball

    By J. Lee McPherson

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    Follow Andrew and watch how he uses his magic powers to change lives and by saving some who are staring into the eyes of death. Read about how he must follow the directions of the friends that only enter into his dreams. Watch in your mind as he is taken through Santa's magic kingdom guided by his two friends from a village in the magic kingdom called, 'Tickle Feather'. Feel the love he has for his dog 'Tater'. This is also a story of friendship between two boys who grow up together and one deciding on whether the other should know about the magic powers that he is now in possession of. The two little fairies that come to him in his dreams with tasks set my Santa himself. You will wonder how on earth did they get the names, 'Walkalong and Singalong' and if that seems strange think about their family name of 'Kunickentuck'. It is a very entertaining family book and suitable for the ages of six to ninety.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ. Lee McPherson
    Release dateNov 23, 2011
    ISBN9781465714824
    The Magic Snowball
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    J. Lee McPherson

    Hi folks. My name is J. Lee McPherson and I live in the southern part of Missouri. My hobby has been mostly singing and playing my guitar at local jam sessions as well as writing songs until encouraging words from my family uncovered in their eyes another talent of mine I didn't know I possessed. I've always liked putting words to music and my family saw something in the way I wrote so encouraged me to try my luck at writing books. Now when I'm not jamming with my friends I'm busy writing fiction novels. In my later years of life I decided to take my family's advice and to try my luck at writing. So in a short span of time I came up with 'The Shadow Dog of Jeremiah', a Christmas story called 'Bobba Long the Bowlegged Snowman', 'Stars of Ivondale' and another Christmas story called 'The Magic Snowball'. Later I wrote a science fiction novel called 'The Storm Shelter', another fiction novel called 'The Legend of Zinnia' and then 'Dream Tracker (The Beginning)'. Now I figure I've finally found my niche in life and I plan on writing as long as I can take the pictures from my mind and with a little imagination put them to words. All my books have been published to Smashwords and some can also be purchased in print. To see all the books that I've completed and that has been published go to my website at: htttp://www.jleemcpherson.com I will hopefully have more books in the near future. J. Lee McPherson

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      The Magic Snowball - J. Lee McPherson

      The Magic Snowball

      By J. Lee McPherson

      Published by J. Lee McPherson

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright © 2011 by J. Lee McPherson

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      Edited by ---------------- Barbara L. Harless

      Cover Design by ------- Donna Schoolfield

      Preface

      Fairies are little creatures with wings that have the ability to make themselves very tiny where they appear invisible to the naked eye. If one would look real close on a summer night when the fireflies are active it may be possible to see the flicker of fairy wings. They have been known to mingle with the fireflies. Under a full winter's moon when the air is still and there is fine falling snow, look closely and you might see little wings sparkle among the snowflakes. I can't say that I have seen the little creatures but I have felt magic in the night air on occasions such as these. Some say that fairies are here to watch how we behave and treat others. If there are little fairies among us are they keeping a report on how we live our lives? Do they write down all the bad things we do? Hmmm, I wonder. Maybe we should take a look at ourselves before the fairies do and make a few corrections. I'm sure I could use a few. How about you?

      **

      Prologue

      There is a lot of magic that surrounds the area know as the North Pole. Santa's home and workshop sit in the heart of this magic kingdom. Inside this giant circle of snow covered valleys, hills and meadows are villages where many elves, fairies, and other little people live. They know that they can be called upon in a moments notice to fulfill the tasks that Santa has set before them. All of these little creatures have bestowed upon them magical abilities to fulfill these tasks.

      In the Village of Tickle Feather live many families. However the families in Tickle Feather are made up of strictly fairies.

      Today two little fairies from the Kunickentuck family are called upon by Santa himself to fulfill a task for him. They are brother and sister with the names Walkalong and Singalong. They are waiting outside Santa's workshop door with their little wings going a mile a minute, but just hovering in one spot.

      Santa opens the door and tells them to come to his office where they can chat for a spell. After telling Walkalong what a fine fellow he turned out to be and praising little Singalong for being a daughter her mother could be proud of, he commenced to telling them about the task before them. They were both naturally very excited when they heard what they had to do to fulfill the wishes of Santa.

      Now on their mission, Walkalong and Singalong are flying over the little town of Dovetail, Virginia when they see their objective in sight. With their little wings set they swoop in and land on the outside ledge of a window. Peering inside they see a young boy asleep and they knew immediately they were at the right place.

      Chapter 1 -- December - 1999

      Andrew! It's time to get up and get ready for school! Come on dear! You don't want to be late!

      Okay mom, I'm gettin' up, said Andrew as he sat up rubbing his eyes.

      Andrew put his britches on and stood in front of the full length mirror in his room. He flexed his muscles in different poses and saw the same little skinny figure with the blonde hair and freckles that posed the same way the morning before. He threw his arms in the air in a, 'Oh, what the heck' gesture and went on into the bathroom, brushed his teeth, washed up and finished getting ready for school. He then walked into the kitchen where his mother was busy getting the family's breakfast.

      Well, it's about time, dear. Eat your cereal and toast and make sure you've got all your books. The school bus will be here in just a few minutes.

      Okay, Mom. Where's dad?

      He's putting chains on the truck. We're supposed to be getting another snow storm, you know. He wants to make sure he'll be able to get to work. He did say if it kept snowing hard he may not be able to go into work tomorrow or maybe the next day. With all that snow, you may not be able to go to school for a few days, either. You'd hate that, wouldn't you?

      Ah, Mom. You know I like school. I just don't like them kids pickin' on me all the time. Just because they're bigger than me don't make it right.

      Well, dear. It won't last for long. Just don't let it bother you. You're still growing and some day you'll grow into a fine specimen of a man.

      If you say so, Mom.

      I say so, and you know mother is always right.

      Just then the door opens and in walks Andrew's father.

      Mornin', Dad.

      Good morning, son. Bundle up real good today. There's snow movin' in and on top of the snow we already have, it could be a mess tomorrow. I'm surprised the school bus is even running today.

      I will, Dad. I've got my stocking hat and gloves layin' on my bed with my coat. I'm finished eatin' so I'd better go get my stuff on.

      A few minutes later Andrew was standing at the kitchen window bundled up for the cold to the point where it was hard to tell if there was a child in the massive layers of clothing.

      Then a voice came from under the stocking hat and said, There's the bus. Bye Mom. Bye, Dad! Then the little bundle ran from the house to the bus that stopped within fifty feet from their front door.

      Jason and Carla Peterson sat at the kitchen table enjoying their morning coffee listening to the local radio station. Jason was the manager of Morgan's Grocery Store in town and had been working there since he got out of high school. The owner gave him the position of store manager just two years ago when Andrew was six years old. Jason was a handsome man in Carla's eyes, with blonde wavy hair and still built like was when he played football in high school.

      In Jason's eyes Carla also was just as beautiful as she was the day they met. That day was when she dropped her books in the hallway outside the classroom during their junior year in high school. Jason had struck up a conversation there and it began a relationship that never ended. Jason knew the slender built teenager with the dark curls hanging below her shoulder blades was the girl for him.

      As they sat at the kitchen table having coffee, they talked about their son, Andrew, and how smart he was for a child his age. They never had to push him

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