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Par Betty Neels. 1981
As soon as her training is complete, Louisa readily accepts a job which involves going to Norway. But her patient,…
Claudia Savage, does present some problems and her brother, Simon, just doesn't understand how hard the nurse is trying. 1981.Par Betsy Cromer Byars. 1979
Jimmie Little's crazy uncle Peter had a bet he could walk across the thin layer of ice covering the swift…
and merciless depths of the Monday River. It had never been done before. Uncle Pete was always foolish and did reckless things that embarrassed Jimmie, but this time the family clown has really gone too far, and Christmas only a few days away. Junior High. 1979.Par Alan Maitland. 1995
Maitland presents 29 Christmas stories, many of which he read as "Fireside Al" on the CBC. These are written by…
such Canadian authors as Margaret Atwood, Stephen Leacock, and Emily Carr, as well as Dickens, Gorky, and Wilde. "The Shepherd", by Frederick Forsyth, which Maitland read on air every Christmas for 15 years, is featured, as is "A child's Christmas in Wales", by Dylan Thomas, and O. Henry's "The gift of the Magi". Includes seasonal recipes. 1995.Par Jan Karon. 2002
In 'Esther's gift', after Esther Bolick calculates the cost of baking one of her famous Orange Marmalade cakes, she decides…
to cut back on her gift giving. It takes the lyrics of a Christmas carol to help remind her of what a gift really means. And in 'The Mitford Snowmen', a snowman building contest brings competition to Mitford. 2002.Par W. H. H Murray. 1997
Par Louise Rennison. 2003
In this fourth installment from Georgia Nicolson's diary, Georgia finds that it's a tough job being the girlfriend of a…
sex god - he is constantly rehearsing with his band, the stiff Dylans, and then he goes away to the Isle of Man for Christmas. Sequel to "Knocked out by my nunga-nungas". Followed by "... And that's when it fell off in my hands" (DC33378). Grades 5-8. 2003. (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson ; 4)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.Par Comp Gray Alice. 1997
Par Lawana Blackwell. 2002
Eighteen-year-old Catherine Rayborn is thrilled with her first taste of independence when she begins Girton College in Cambridge in 1880.…
Amidst all the excitement, however, comes the painful realization of the vast difference between true love and shallow. 2002.Par Joanne Fluke, Laura Levine, Leslie Meier. 2007
Three mystery writers contribute candy cane-themed stories. In "Candy Cane Murder", a trail of candy canes leads to a corpse…
outfitted in a Santa suit, and Hannah Swensen sets out to discover who killed Kris Kringle. In "The Dangers of Candy Canes", a wealthy suburbanite takes a lethal tumble off his roof while installing a giant candy cane. Now it's up to Jaine Austen to sift through a long list of scheming neighbours with dirty secrets in their stockings to expose a murderer. Some descriptions of violence. 2007. Candy cane murder / The dangers of candy canes / Candy canes of Christmas past /Par Stuart McLean. 2017
Christmas has always been a special time for the Vinyl Cafe. The hilarious world of Dave and Morley was even…
more real--more vibrant--during the holidays. For many, the Christmas stories became beloved family traditions. Now they have been brought together in this special collection--including the classic "Dave Cooks the Turkey," as well as six never before published or aired on radio stories. From mishaps with the Turlingtons' and the tale of a young Dave's first holiday disaster in "Christmas in the Narrows," to the surprising "Christmas Ferret" and the touching sign off in "The Christmas Card," these stories are filled with humour (often at Dave's expense), and remind us what the holidays are all about. Bestseller. 2017.Par Essie Summers. 1996
Greta Mountford discovers that her fiance Martin has been having an affair. But before she can break her engagement, Martin…
is killed on the way home. Faced with this double grief, Greta escapes to New Zealand to run a farm while its owner, Caleb Armstrong, is away in Europe. The change of scene works its magic on Greta, but her new-found peace is shattered with the return of Caleb - for his presence is far too disturbing for comfort. 1996.Par Rea Wilmshurst, L. M Montgomery. 1995
A collection of Christmas and New Year's tales in addition to chapters about Christmas taken from the Anne books, all…
of which present the spirit of giving. Junior and Senior High. 1995.Par Gail Gaymer Martin, Brenda Minton. 2011
In “Small Town Christmas”, when seven-year-old twins act up in temporary teacher Amy Carroll's class, she meets their very apologetic…
widowed father. The handsome man has his hands full - but can two mini matchmakers and holiday cheer open his heart to Christmas romance? In “Her Christmas Cowboy”, Elizabeth Harden attends a bull-riding event for her dad, where she tries – unsuccessfully - to avoid bull fighter Travis Cooper, a too-handsome heartbreaker. But could her first impression of Travis be mistaken? c2011.Par Caroline Anderson. 2007
Dr Lucy Tremayne's title is about to change from doctor to mother. She knows she must tell Ben Carter he's…
going to be a daddy by Christmas - but she's running out of time. Why is she stalling? Because she knows that when her secret gets out it will destroy her father. As head of A&E at St Piran Hospital, Dr Ben Carter hasn't seen Lucy since that wonderful, perfect night they shared together. He's been warned to stay away, but now, as he arrives in the picturesque Cornish village of Penhally Bay, he is determined to fight for the woman he loves, and their baby. 2007.Par Paul Auster. 2004
The New York Times asks a writer for a Christmas story, but he can't think up an unsentimental one. When…
the writer tells his problem to Auggie Wren, who works at the local cigar shop, Auggie offers to tell him a terrific story in return for lunch. What follows is the tale of a lost wallet, a blind woman, and a Christmas dinner where everything, including stealing, giving, lies and truth, are turned upside down. 1990.Par Betty Neels. 1993
Nikolaas van der Vollenhove was a workaholic surgeon, who didn't need complications in his well ordered life, yet he went…
out of his way to help Jane when she badly needed a friend, which seemed to indicate that he was interested in her. However, his subsequent proposal of marriage was not that of a man head over heels in love. Had Jane any hope of changing his feelings? 1993.Par Melody Carlson. 2007
Par Betty Neels. 1982
Probably Annis should never have married Jake Royle: he had said from the start that he didn't think that love…
was necessary to make marriage work - meaning that he didn't love her! But she loved him even more than she loved her own family. 1982.Par Nicholas Sparks. 1999
Fifty-seven-year-old Landon thinks back to 1958, the year that changed his life. Pious, bible-carrying Jamie Sullivan asks seventeen-year-old Landon to…
costar with her in the Christmas play written by her preacher father. As they spend time together, Landon is shocked to realize he's falling in love. Bestseller. 1999.