THE GIFT OF ACABAR

by Og & Buddy Kaye Mandino ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 28, 1978

I have never experienced a storm like this before. I don't know what to d-d-d-do,"" says Tulo, a 14-year-old crippled orphan whose Lapland village is suffering a severe winter energy shortage. But since this mini-book is dedicated ""to everyone who still believes in miracles,"" Tulo does know what to do: inspired by a dream, he flies a kite and catches a star to provide heat and light--a talking star named Acabar. Acabar has allowed Tulo to catch him so that he can give Tulo a gift--""Credenda. . . a Latin word for matters of faith or doctrines to be believed,"" doctrines that sound an awful lot like Dale Carnegie or est. And when Acabar is reduced to a cinder by the villagers' squabblings, a liberated star named Lirra arrives (""What makes you think that all heavenly beings are male any more than earth people?""), and then Tulo ""ascends""--in order to float around the world and generate interest in Credenda. ""If you look, you too will discover Tulo, with your eyes. . . and your heart. . . ."" Insults the intelligence of young and old alike.

Pub Date: Sept. 28, 1978

ISBN: 0553260847

Page Count: -

Publisher: Lippincott

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1978

Categories: FICTION