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Forever Rose
Par Hilary McKay. 2008
As Christmas approaches, eleven-year-old Rose, the youngest member of the eccentric Casson family, discovers that life is filled with both…
catastrophic problems and wonderful surprises. Sequel to Caddy Ever After (RC 62869, BR 16746). For grades 4-7. 2008Dashing through the snow
Par Mary Higgins Clark, Carol Higgins Clark. 2008
Regan Reilly, Alvirah Meehan, and their families come to Branscombe, New Hampshire, for a holiday festival. Although four local market…
employees won millions in a lottery, a fifth coworker who normally plays is missing. While searching for the missing man, Regan and Alvirah discover wrongdoing in the town. Bestseller. 2008Wildfire!
Par Elizabeth Starr Hill. 2004
Living with his grandparents and great-grandmother in rural Florida, ten-year-old Ben looks forward to the Fourth of July celebrations. But…
newcomer Elliot annoys Ben by adopting the puppy that Ben wanted and by daring Ben to set off forbidden fireworks. For grades 3-6. 2004The haunted hotel (A to Z Mysteries, Stepping Stone Book)
Par Ron Roy. 1999
As Halloween nears, strange sightings and bizarre sounds scare guests away from Green Lawn's hotel. Friends Dink, Josh, and Ruth…
Rose approach Mr. Linkletter--whose family owns the hotel--and offer to help get rid of the ghost before it puts him out of business. For grades 2-4. 1999Sugar and spice
Par Fern Michaels, Beverly Barton, Joanne Fluke, Shirley Jump. 2006
Four short holiday love stories. In "The Christmas Stocking," two separate trips home to Virginia at Christmastime to help elderly…
parents turn into one shared love affair for Gus and Amy. In "Twelve Days," Natalie is the "secret Santa" for her secret love. Some descriptions of sex. 2006The last noel
Par Heather Graham. 2007
Craig Devon joins two crooks who abandon him, wounded, during a robbery gone wrong on Christmas Eve. When their car…
gets stuck in a blizzard, the robbers hold the O'Boyle family hostage. Kat O'Boyle escapes and encounters Craig, her ex-lover, before she hides. Some violence and some strong language. 2007Me and the pumpkin queen
Par Marlane Kennedy. 2007
Fifth-grader Mildred is determined that this year she will finally grow the town's biggest pumpkin in honor of her mother,…
who died of cancer. Mildred also helps in her Dad's veterinary office, goes shopping to please her aunt, and plays chess with her best friend Jacob. For grades 4-7. 2007The New Year's quilt: an Elm Creek quilts novel (The Elm Creek Quilts #11)
Par Jennifer Chiaverini. 2007
During the holidays, late-in-life newlywed Sylvia recalls New Year festivities of her youth as well as the tragic circumstances that…
distanced her from her sister. Determined not to repeat past mistakes, Sylvia reaches out to her new stepdaughter, Amy, who disapproved of Sylvia's marriage to Amy's father, Andrew. 2007A Christmas beginning: a novel
Par Anne Perry. 2007
Superintendent Runcorn of Scotland Yard takes a December holiday on the Isle of Anglesey off the Welsh coast. During a…
stroll through a churchyard, Runcorn discovers the body of Olivia, the town vicar's spirited sister. Runcorn must determine who among Olivia's friends, neighbors, and suitors, murdered her. 2007Candlelight for Rebecca (Historical Character)
Par Jacqueline Dembar Greene, Robert Hunt, Jennifer Hirsch. 2009
As Hanukkah approaches, Rebecca worries about taking home the Christmas centerpiece her teacher insists that each student make. But her…
grandmother praises Rebecca's handiwork, and Rebecca finds just the right person in her apartment building to give the Christmas decoration to. For grades 3-6. 2009Rebecca and the movies (Historical Character)
Par Jacqueline Dembar Greene, Robert Hunt, Jennifer Hirsch. 2009
Rebecca's family gives her a surprise tenth birthday party made even more special by her cousin Max's gift--a visit to…
the movie studio where he works. She meets a real movie star and has an unexpected opportunity. For grades 3-6. 2009The case of the kidnapped candy
Par James Preller. 2007
Right after Valentine's Day, Ms. Gleason asks her students to write poems about things they love and promises them a…
surprise treat. Then Ms. Gleason discovers the candy is missing, and it is up to Jigsaw and Mila to track down the thief. For grades 2-4. 2007Attack of the 50-ft. Cupid (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist Ser. #2)
Par Jim Benton. 2004
It's almost Valentine's Day. Franny's new lab assistant Igor, a dog of many breeds, accidentally brings to life a picture…
of Cupid and then enlarges Cupid to gigantic proportions. Now Franny has to deal with the problem. For grades 2-4. 2004Zelda and Ivy one Christmas
Par Laura McGee Kvasnosky. 2000
While baking cookies with their neighbor Mrs. Brownlie, sister foxes Zelda and Ivy talk about what they want for Christmas.…
Back home they're unsure whether the Christmas elves will leave Mrs. Brownlie a gift, so they decide to make one for her themselves. Easy chapter book. For grades 2-4. 2000A Christmas secret: a novel
Par Anne Perry. 2006
December, 1890. London vicar Dominic Corde and his wife, Clarice, spend Christmas in an isolated village where Dominic substitutes for…
the Reverend Wynter, who has taken a last-minute holiday. But Wynter isn't on vacation at all. Dominic and Clarice investigate but soon find themselves in danger. 2006Happy birthday, Kit!: a springtime story, 1934 (Historical Character)
Par Valerie Tripp, Susan McAliley, Walter Rane. 2001
Aunt Millie's visit to Kit and her family in Cincinnati during the Great Depression cheers them up. She impresses Kit…
with her money-saving ideas until she invites Kit's class to celebrate Kit's birthday at a "penny-pincher party." Sequel to Kit's Surprise (RC 64461, BR 17194). For grades 3-6. 2001Thanksgiving night: a novel
Par Richard Bausch. 2006
Eccentric old ladies Holly and Fiona connect relatives and friends in small town Point Royal, Virginia. As Thanksgiving approaches, various…
unresolved issues surface for Holly's son and daughter-in-law, for local priest Father John, and for widowed handyman Oliver. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2006Estrella's quinceañera
Par Malín Alegría. 2006
While attending a private school on scholarship Estrella becomes embarrassed by her Mexican culture. At first she wants no part…
of her traditional coming-of-age ceremony--quinceañera--but after falling for a neighborhood boy, Estrella reunites with her old friends and embraces her heritage. For junior and senior high readers. 2006Kit learns a lesson: a school story (Historical Character)
Par Valerie Tripp, Susan McAliley, Walter Rane. 2000
In this sequel to Meet Kit (RC 63345, BR 16890), Kit learns hard lessons about the Great Depression. At school,…
Kit fights with a boy who makes fun of her out-of-work father. But a Thanksgiving delivery to a soup kitchen teaches Kit to be thankful. For grades 3-6. 2000A.J. is not happy about being in the school holiday pageant arranged by his Spanish teacher Miss Holly. Being on…
the stage crew sounds better but leads to disaster. For grades 2-4. 2006