| The Christmas Tree Angel Revised with Ne Edition Contributor(s): Soland, Lisa (Author) |
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ISBN: 0996572112 ISBN-13: 9780996572118 Publisher: Climbing Angel Publishing OUR PRICE: $21.84 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & Advent - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play |
| Series: Christmas Tree Angel |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 7" W x 10" (0.83 lbs) 66 pages |
| Themes: - Holiday - Christmas - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Christmas Tree Angel is an inspirational holiday story about an angel ornament that is given to the Brown family on Christmas Eve. Once placed on the tree, the angel meets new friends who share the news of what will happen to them when Christmas is over. Determined to escape the dreaded storage box, the angel and the soldier work together on an idea that just might bring them the freedom and purpose they desire. The hardcover book is illustrated by the Future Illustrators of America, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of America
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT THE BOOK & LISA SOLAND'S WRITING...
"The magic of Christmas comes to life in 'The Christmas Tree Angel, ' a charming book " - Linda Braden Albert (The Daily Times)
"Lisa Soland's gifts are limitless, evidenced by her debut children's book, a beautifully told story of love, determination, and intention of the spirit." - Darnell Arnoult (professor/author)
"Lisa Soland's children story is a beautifully narrated tale about a boy who joins the community of tree ornaments. This joyous story inspires imagination and wonderment." - Bill Brown (poet/teacher)
"We have a select few Christmas classics that we drag out each year to review. The Christmas Tree Angel now has a place in that collection " - Julie Maddalena Kliewer (American voice actress)
"Lisa is a talented writer... It's been a very, very long time since I've heard writing this good." - Burt Reynolds (actor/writer/director)
"Ms. Soland has developed several stories -- all interesting, all clever, all unique. She is gorgeously talented. - Charles Nelson Reilly (actor/writer/director) |
Contributor Bio(s): Soland, Lisa: - LISA SOLAND holds a BFA in acting from Florida State University and received her Actors Equity card working as an apprentice at the Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theatre. While there, she worked with playwright William Luce, starring as Zelda Fitzgerald in his world premiere play, Luce Women. With Charles Nelson Reilly directing, the experience deepened her love and appreciation for the theatre's creative process in which both the playwright and the director are present during rehearsal, working together for the betterment of the play and its production. Little did she know that she, one day, would be the playwright. Lisa moved to Los Angeles, where she wrote her first play, The Name Game, which received a yearlong writer's grant and was subsequently published by Samuel French, Inc. She starred in the world premiere opposite Richard Hatch from Battlestar Galactica, and the romantic comedy ran for two months at The Tamarind Theatre in Hollywood. Lisa Soland's play Waiting is published by Samuel French, Inc. and included in Smith & Kraus' anthology Women Playwrights: The Best Plays of 2003. Some monologues from Waiting and her play Cabo San Lucas are in Best Women's Stage Monologues of 2003. Monologues from The Rebirth, Red Roses and Waiting are included in Applause Books' One On One: The Best Women's Monologues for the 21st Century and One On One: The Best Men's Monologues for the 21st Century. Act I, Scene 2 from Waiting, is published in Duo!: The Best Scenes for Two for the 21st Century. Her newest publications include the plays Truth Be Told and The Man in the Gray Suit & Other Short Plays, also published by Samuel French, Inc. Her ten-minute plays have received numerous productions and publications. An Earthquake, first directed by Charles Nelson Reilly, is included in Dramatic Publishing's anthology 35 In 10. Different is part of Smith & Kraus' The Best Ten-Minute Plays of 2005 (2 Actors). The Same Thing is in The Best Ten-Minute Plays of 2006 (2 Actors). Knots is in The Best Ten-Minute Plays of 2006 (3 Actors) and The Other Shoe in The Best Ten-Minute Plays of 2008 (3 Actors). Burt Reynolds has directed several of her short plays in his master acting classes in Florida. Ms. Soland's comedy Thread Count, produced at Pellissippi State College, received publication by Applause Books as part of their anthology, The Best American Short Plays 2010/2011 and her drama Spatial Disorientation, which she directed, is also included in Applause Books' The Best American Short Plays 2012/2013. The Corporate Ladder, which she directed at Pellissippi as part of The Ladder Plays, is included in Smith & Kraus' anthology The Best Ten-Minute Plays of 2013. These add to her over 40 international playwriting publications. Her new play, The Sniper's Nest, is the story of the love affair between CIA double agent Lee Harvey Oswald and young scientist Judyth Vary Baker, and is based on Ms. Baker's book, Me and Lee. The Sniper's Nest premiered at Maryville College in the Clayton Center for the Arts, remounted for the 2013 Southeastern Theatre Conference's Fringe Festival, and was produced at the Last Act Theatre Company in Austin, Texas in 2014 and most recently, given a reading in Florida and Germany. Ms. Soland's children's book, The Christmas Tree Angel, was adapted to the stage and then released in the original book form, in the fall of 2013. In 2014, the sequel The Unmade Moose was released. Last year, Ms. Soland launched her own children's book publishing company entitled, Climbing Angel Publishing, with her debut picture book, Thump. She is currently in production with a new book for all ages on the subject of love and death called SomeBunny To Love, and also writing a one-man show on the life of WWI hero Sgt. Alvin York. An Authentic Hero will tour Eastern Tennessee in 2017, the 100th anniversary for WWI. |