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The Christmas pearl
Par Dorothea Benton Frank. 2007
Charleston, South Carolina. Ninety-three-year-old matriarch Theodora lives in her ancestral house, where her malcontented family gathers for the holidays. Theodora…
longs for a peaceful celebration similar to the events in her 1920s childhood that the family's Gullah housekeeper Pearl created. But then Pearl's ghost returns and restores harmony. 2007.Dancing through the snow
Par Jean Little. 2007
Min has nothing - no mother, no birth certificate, no baby pictures, not even a real birthday. After four different…
foster families, she's not surprised to be dumped back with Children's Aid the week before Christmas. Still, a small part of her can't help aching for a miracle - and now she's found an injured dog that needs one too. Some strong language. Grades 4-7. 2007.A pioneer Thanksgiving: a story of harvest celebrations in 1841
Par Heather Collins, Barbara Greenwood. 1999
With a mix of fiction and non-fiction, interesting facts, and hands-on activities, you can follow the Robertsons, a Canadian pioneer…
family, as they prepare for a special Thanksgiving in 1841. Grades 2-4. 1999.Premlata and the Festival of Lights
Par Rumer Godden, Ian Andrew. 1996
Tonight is the most magical night of the year. Premlata loves Diwali, the Festival of Lights, when everyone decorates the…
village with thousands of tiny lamps for the great goddess Kali. But this year Premlata is desolate - her family is too poor to have lamps. Their house will be the only one left in darkness. Grades 3-6.Chocolat
Par Joanne Harris. 2000
An exotic stranger opens a chocolate boutique in a French village at the beginning of Lent, the traditional season for…
self-denial, dividing the community and causing a conflict that escalates into a "Church not Chocolate" battle. 2000.The mysterious mummer
Par L. M Falcone. 2003
Thirteen-year-old Joey is shipped off to stay with his aunt in Newfoundland for Christmas. His aunt is obsessed with her…
dead husband, a strange boy appears and disappears, and Joey eavesdrops on a seance that scares the pants off him. Throw in mysterious goings-on at the local lighthouse and some peculiar yuletide traditions, and Joey finds himself being drawn deeper and deeper into a world where history and mystery collide. Grades 4-7. 2003.A pioneer Christmas: celebrating in the backwoods in 1841
Par Barbara Greenwood. 2003
The Robertson family prepares for Christmas in 1841 by making gifts, cooking, playing games, caroling, and decorating. They are also…
expecting visitors, but then a winter storm begins. A companion book to "A Pioneer Thanksgiving". Activities are included, as is a Christmas carol in Braille music notation. Grades 3-6. 2003.The ghouls' night out
Par Janice E MacDonald, Pamela Breeze Currie. 1998
Annalise the witch, Ernie the Ghost, and Milton the Skeleton emerge from their haunted house to join the Hallowe'en festivities,…
but their costumes don't get the reactions they had expected! Grades 2-4.The flying canoe
Par Sheila Fischman, Roch Carrier. 2004
Retelling of the classic Quebec folklore "La chasse-galerie". On New Year's Eve, 1846, 11-year-old Baptiste finds himself far from his…
friends and family and has come to the woods of Ottawa Valley to live and work among some lumberjacks. As the New Year approaches, they grow more and more homesick. Grades 3-6. 2004. Uniform title: Chasse-galerie.Of mice and nutcrackers: a Peeler Christmas
Par Richard Scrimger. 2001
The class is putting on The Nutcracker for the holiday and Jane Peeler's in charge. Things are going badly -…
she can't use the gym for rehearsals, she may be losing her best friend, and her father's sick and her chain smoking, irritable non-cooking Grandma is taking care of the family. Jane wonders if she can pull together the play and get through the next few weeks. Sequel to "The way to Schenectady". Grades 4-7. 2001.Christmas letters (Blossom Street novel.)
Par Debbie Macomber. 2006
Seattle medical transcriptionist and ghostwriter Katherine "K.O." O'Connor meets prominent child psychologist Wynn Jeffries, whose parenting principles her sister has…
adopted. K.O. disagrees with Wynn's theories that she claims have turned her twin nieces into little monsters, but falls in love with the attractive doctor. 2006.There's something about Christmas
Par Debbie Macomber. 2005
Small town reporter Emma Collins's first major assignment for the Puyallup, Washington, newspaper is to interview finalists in a fruitcake…
competition. Local pilot Oliver Hamilton flies Emma around the state to visit the three very wise women bakers, and he and Emma end up falling in love. Includes recipes. 2005.When Christmas comes
Par Debbie Macomber. 2004
Emily Springer wants to be near her daughter in Boston for Christmas, while Charles Brewster seeks a quiet place to…
work on his book. The two strangers swap homes over the Internet, and surprises follow at their respective houses as unsuspecting holiday visitors arrive. 2004.Hannah's hope: a novel (Red gloves series. #4.)
Par Karen Kingsbury. 2005
Washington, D.C. Facing another Christmas alone, fifteen-year-old Hannah Roberts, the daughter of workaholic politicians, learns that her biological father is…
Mike Conner, an army pilot stationed in Iraq. Hannah's search for Mike attracts media attention, and soon everyone is praying for a holiday reunion. Sequel to "Sarah's song". 2005.Sarah's song (Red gloves series. #3.)
Par Karen Kingsbury. 2004
South Carolina. On each of the twelve days of Christmas, Sarah Lindeman hangs an ornament on her tree at the…
retirement home and sings about her late husband. This year she hopes that the ritual will help caregiver Beth Baldwin, a young mother who is contemplating divorce. Sequel to "Maggie's miracle", followed by "Hannah's hope". 2004.Gideon's gift: a novel (Red gloves series. #1.)
Par Karen Kingsbury. 2002
Portland, Oregon. Earl Badgett lost his faith after his family died in a car accident five years ago. This Christmas,…
eight-year-old leukemia patient Gideon Mercer wants to restore Earl's belief in God, so she gives him a life-changing gift. When Gideon needs an expensive bone marrow transplant, Earl reciprocates. Followed by "Maggie's miracle". 2002.When Santa fell to earth (Chicken House Novels Ser.)
Par Oliver Latsch, Cornelia Caroline Funke. 2006
When he and his caravan come crashing down to earth during a thunderstorm two weeks before Christmas, Santa is befriended…
by two children, Charlotte and Ben, who try to help him save the holiday from the tricks and moneymaking schemes of Gerold Geronimus Goblynch and to take off in time for his annual rounds. Grade 4-7. 2006. Uniform title: Als der Weihnachtsmann vom Himmel fiel.The Nutcracker
Par Jane B Mason. 2003
It's Christmas Eve and Marie has found a funny-looking nutcracker under the tree. Marie's godfather says this nutcracker once saved…
a beautiful princess from a horrible spell cast by the wicked Mouse Queen. But Nutcracker is in danger - the Mouse King seeks revenge! Now Nutcracker must face off against the seven-headed King of Mice - and he needs Marie's help to win the battle! Grades 3-6. 2003.The nativity play
Par Mick Inkpen, Nick Butterworth. 1985
Sam and his sister join their classmates in putting on a school nativity play, appearing as shepherds, animals, and Wise…
Men to tell the story of the birth of Christ. Grades K-3.Blue Christmas (Savannah novel)
Par Mary Kay Andrews. 2006
Weezie Foley wants to win the downtown Savannah Christmas window-decorating contest, but her shop's Williamsburg theme is so-o-o boring. An…
Elvis song gives her an idea - a "Blue Christmas" display. The window attracts a mysterious nighttime visitor, and the competition triggers quirky happenings that guarantee Christmas is anything but boring. 2006. (Savannah novel).