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J.R. Wirth is an award-winning author and native of Southern California. Raised in Azusa, he now hails from San Bernardino. J.R. is recognized for his extensive work in the helping field. He is a licensed psychotherapist with a long list of accomplishments, including a 15-year stretch as a domestic violence counselor and trainer, and head of a disaster response team. J.R. had a stint as a university professor, and even spent time as a child abuse investigator.
JR Wirth is an emerging author with several pieces published, including a poem and several shorts in online venues. JR’s paranormal endeavor “In Passing,” reached the number one spot on Amazon in 2016, and the bestselling series, Twisted Family Holidays has been consolidated into a highly rated anthology of the same name—“Twisted Family Holidays Collection.” The collection is bookended by books one and two of the “Dickens-like” Christmas series The Town Beneath the Christmas Tree, and The Town Around the Christmas Tree. JR combines ordinary people with extraordinary circumstances, to create characters that will jump off the page and straight into the readers’ hearts and minds. JR is currently working on no less than three new projects. Look for JR in Goodreads, Barns and Noble, and Amazon.
Reviewed by Mamta Madhavan for Readers' Favorite
The Town Beneath the Christmas Tree by J.R. Wirth is a story with Christmas as the backdrop. In the story we see six children fighting over their gifts under the Christmas tree, and finding themselves transported to a new land. Narrated by Hailey, one of the cousins in the story, the book takes readers on a trip to another town where they learn the true meaning of Christmas. Hailey is soon followed by her cousins, Isaiah and Bubba, to a snow-covered strange land where they also run into their other cousins, Ariana, Hayden and two-year-old Harper. How will the cousins treat each other now?
I found the story engaging and enjoyable. Children will love the trip to a new land with Hailey and her cousins. The plot is unusual and original. The adventures faced by the cousins while in the strange land are exhilarating and will hold the interest of young readers. The beautiful message and concept conveyed through the story are useful and helpful in teaching children. The quarrelsome kids and their constant bickering with each other is relatable to all children because, apart from its dream-like plot and adventures, the story also teaches them something helpful and informative. Readers will fall in love with all the cousins. Though the story is set during the Christmas season, it can be read at any time.
