This is one of my favorite Grace L-H's ! After a string of some of her stories that I didn't like very well, I was so glad to find another that I really loved.
In this story, generous and warm-hearted Hazel sends an organ and a package of goodies put together by her friends to "Christie", who she assumes to be a girl and who's poor furnishings she noticed with compassion at a train station. Christie is actually a hard-living boy trying to make a fortune in orange growing, and who at first is both awed and resentful to receive a bunch of girly things with a picture of Christ, an organ, and a warm letter from a girl he's never met.
But his lonely life is touched, and the picture of Christ starts to influence him. He and Hazel exchange warm letters as he gradually converts to Christianity and finds himself the accidental, unwilling leader of a Sunday school. Even his friends come under the influence and help him. He treasures his letters from Hazel who, still believing him to be a girl, has written very openly and lovingly to her distant friend.
Then Hazel makes a surprise visit.
This book is on the short side, but the story is a wonderful read. The hard-living, red-haired Christie winds up in some hilarious situations, and there is quite a lot of charm and humor in this very original story. Grace L-H does a very lovely job of describing his annoyed reactions to the things that begin to happen as a result of Hazel's whim, and the letters are quite often very humorous to the reader who knows they are not written by a girl at all.
I really loved this one and fell quite in love with the "homely" Christie, who is so unlike Grace's other heroes. I also enjoyed the refreshing activities and reactions of Hazel's friends, who seem so much more worthwhile than the catty frenemies in some of her other books. Christie's reluctant conversion, and his spontaneous reactions to the generosity and love that were so unlooked for, were delightful to read. Five stars and definitely recommend!
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