The Dachshunds That Saved Christmas

The Dachshunds That Saved ChristmasAuthor: Robert Bruce Ankrum
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
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There is trouble at the North Pole. Christmas is just around the corner and the reindeer are restless. However, Santa does not find the cause until his reindeer go on strike. What will he do? Who will pull the sleigh? His search for help is fruitless until one evening, he hears his dachshunds yelping in their sleep. Going to their kennel to quiet their collective nightmares, he has an inspiration. Forgetting the dangers and thinking only of the mission, he throws caution to the wind and commences a crash rescue program to save Christmas. We join him on this unique mission and along the way, we find out how Santa does it all in one night, the secret of flight and how Santa became “Santa”. What follows is a tale of loyalty,friendship,redemption, sacrifice and reconciliation. So, “Gather ’round children… lend me an ear. And I’ll tell you how the dachshunds saved Christmas one year.”

Miss Flora McFlimsey’s Christmas Eve

Rating: Rated 5.0 stars (2 reviews)
Author: Mariana
Publisher: Lothrop Lee & Shepard
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Having been abandoned in the attic for years, Flora McFlimsey is given new life on Christmas Eve.

The Great Christmas Kidnapping Caper

Rating: Rated 5.0 stars (7 reviews)
Author: Jean Van Leeuwen
Publisher: Dial
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In comfortable residence at Macy’s during the Christmas season, Merciless Marvin the Magnificent and his gang are convinced that the store’s Santa Claus has been kidnapped and determine to save him.

Mama Had to Work on Christmas

Mama Had to Work on ChristmasRating: Rated 5.0 stars (1 reviews)
Author: Carolyn Marsden
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
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Gloria always spends Christmas with Papi, Mama, and Nana. But this Christmas, Papi is away picking oranges and Mama has to work at the hotel where she is a maid. Gloria is miserable when Mama makes her go with her-until they get to the hotel with its lavish decorations and food piled high on the tables. What a magical place to spend Christmas! But then Mama explains that these lovely things are only for the guests: Gloria is to stay in the kitchen where nobody will see her. From her hiding spot, Gloria watches as a girl her age eats a fancy meal with her family. How can one girl have so much while another has so little?

How Gloria moves from disappointment to understanding makes for a beautiful story that honors the true spirit of the Christmas season.

Illustrations by Robert Casilla.

Wild Christmas

Wild ChristmasRating: Rated 5.0 stars (2 reviews)
Author: Joshua Hodge
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
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There was no escape. He was trapped, just like he was when he was in detention. Life was an enormous prison for Dan. He always found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. Never had he believed that he was in the right place in life.

This Christmas Eve, things are just out of hand…

Up at the North Pole, Santa isn’t quite as jolly as usual. Rudolph is puking holly, the Toy Shop is on fire, and all the toys have melted on their shelves. Jack Frost’s jealousy is posing a real threat towards the holiday.

Dan, a teenager at the top of the nice list, suddenly finds himself in the North Pole, getting involved in all the chaos. He befriends Mrs. Claus and a “rebel elf” named Jason. He also meets Santa, who sees Dan as key to a solution. Santa puts him in charge of fixing an antique time machine, and also invites him to travel around the world to deliver all the presents. However, this becomes impossible with all the obstacles that lie in their way.

This mess of a holiday can only be fixed if time can be reversed, and everything happens at just the right moment. Everyone has to realize that they are where they are for a purpose, and that this wild Christmas is a giant puzzle that just needs to be put back together again.

175 Easy-To-Do Christmas Crafts

175 Easy-To-Do Christmas CraftsRating: Rated 4.5 stars (4 reviews)
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Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.

Hourglass (Evernight Novels)

Hourglass (Evernight Novels)Rating: Rated 5.0 stars (4 reviews)
Author: Claudia Gray
Publisher: HarperTeen
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Bianca will risk everything to be with Lucas.

After escaping from Evernight Academy, the vampire boarding school where they met, Bianca and Lucas take refuge with Black Cross, a fanatical group of vampire hunters. Bianca must hide her supernatural heritage or risk certain death at their hands. But when Black Cross captures her friend—the vampire Balthazar—hiding is no longer an option.

Soon, Bianca and Lucas are on the run again, pursued not only by Black Cross, but by the powerful leaders of Evernight. Yet no matter how far they travel, Bianca can’t escape her destiny.

Bianca has always believed their love could survive anything . . . but can it survive what’s to come?

Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam, 2010 Edition (College Test Preparation)

Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam, 2010 Edition (College Test Preparation)Rating: Rated 4.5 stars (3 reviews)
Author: Princeton Review
Publisher: Princeton Review
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Are you getting ready to take the AP Chemistry exam? The Princeton Review experts provide the help you need in Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam, 2010 Edition. It includes:

•2 full-length AP practice tests with detailed explanations
•Proven techniques to help get high scores
•All AP Chemistry review topics from atomic structure and chemical equations to thermodynamics and nuclear decay
•Review AP test questions in every chapter
•Tables, charts and diagrams to help you best prepare for AP Chemistry
•Detailed walk-through of how to write great AP essays
•Planning and organization tips to get you all the way to test day!

Medical School Admission Requirements (MSAR) 2010-2011: The Most Authoritative Guide to U.S. and Canadian Medical Schools (Medical School Admission Requirements, United States and Canada)

Medical School Admission Requirements (MSAR) 2010-2011: The Most Authoritative Guide to U.S. and Canadian Medical Schools (Medical School Admission Requirements, United States and Canada)Rating: Rated 5.0 stars (10 reviews)
Author: Association of American Medical Colleges
Publisher: Assn of Amer Medical Colleges
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This must-have book — often called the “bible of medical school guides” –is the #1 source for medical school applicants. The 2010-2011 edition features more information than ever before.

The MSAR is the #1 source for:>/b>

  • Information on newly accredited medical schools
  • Application procedures and deadlines
  • Selection factors such as MCAT & GPA data
  • Medical school class profiles
  • Costs and financial aid packages
  • MD/PhD and other combined degrees
  • Graduates’ specialty choices
  • Updated USMLE Policies

MSAR is the only resource fully authorized by medical schools.

Kiss of Death (Morganville Vampires, Book 8)

Kiss of Death (Morganville Vampires, Book 8)Author: Rachel Caine
Publisher: Signet
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Examkrackers MCAT101 Passages in MCAT Verbal Reasoning

Examkrackers MCAT101 Passages in MCAT Verbal ReasoningRating: Rated 4.5 stars (43 reviews)
Author: David Orsay
Publisher: Osote Publishing
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The passages in this book have been designed to closely resemble official MCAT Verbal passages. From the type font to the subject matter to the number of words in each passage, question, and answer choice, these exas have the real MCAT feel. The questions in this book accurately duplicate the intended ambiguity that is the challenge of the actual MCAT. As is true of the official MCAT, you won’t find the answers to these questions by hunting through the passages to find specific details. Instead, you’ll need to understand the passeges in their entirety, just as you will on official MCAT day. The explanations in this book provide a comprehensive breakdown of correct, and incorrect answer choices. If you want lots of practice with tough, accurate MCAT exams to boost your Verbal Reasoning score on MCAT day, this book is for you.

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas CarolAuthor: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Dover Publications
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This illustrated edition of the Yuletide classic features 12 full-color plates plus 18 black-and-white drawings. The timeless appeal of Rackham’s evocative illustrations form the perfect complement to the master storyteller’s wise and witty prose. Dickens’s immortal tale still sends a message that strikes the reader’s heart and soul.

The Sorcerer of the North: Book Five (Ranger’s Apprentice)

The Sorcerer of the North: Book Five (Ranger's Apprentice)Rating: Rated 4.0 stars (38 reviews)
Author: John Flanagan
Publisher: Puffin
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Several years have passed since the apprentice and his master, Will and Halt, first met, and Will is finally a full-fledged Ranger with his own fief to look after. The fief seems sleepy—boring, even—until Lord Syron, master of a castle far in the north, is struck down by a mysterious illness. Joined by his friend Alyss, Will is suddenly thrown headfirst into an extraordinary adventure, investigating fears of sorcery and trying to determine who is loyal to Lord Syron. As Will battles growing hysteria, traitors, and most of all, time, Alyss is taken hostage, and Will is forced to make a desperate choice between his mission and his friend.

The Bells of Christmas

The Bells of ChristmasRating: Rated 3.0 stars (2 reviews)
Author: Virginia Hamilton
Publisher: Sandpiper
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Twelve-year-old Jason Bell waits impatiently for Christmas 1890. Set against the carefully researched background life of a middle-class black family in Ohio a century ago, “Hamilton’s story moves along at an elegant pace, giving readers time to savor the holiday preparations.”–School Library Journal

Ministry Ideas for Celebrating Advent and Christmas with Teens, Families, and Parishes

Ministry Ideas for Celebrating Advent and Christmas with Teens, Families, and ParishesAuthor: Janet Claussen
Publisher: Saint Mary’s Press
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For many people, the secular preparation time for Christmas takes precedence over the spiritual meaning of the season. Once Christmas arrives, the spiritual significance is lost amid the boxes and ribbons. Most Catholics don’t realize that the season extends all the way through Epiphany to the Baptism of Our Lord.

For the seven weeks of Advent and Christmas, our collective psyches are caught between the magic of the holidays and the mystery of the Incarnation. Ministry Ideas for Celebrating Advent and Christmas with Teens, Families, and Parishes addresses that magic and mystery. It is designed to help teens, their families, and parishes acknowledge the mixed messages of the season while making it a meaningful time for remembering who we are and whose we are. Ministry Ideas for Celebrating Advent and Christmas with Teens, Families, and Parishes provides strategies and ideas for greater understanding of, participation in, and celebration of the liturgical seasons of Advent and Christmas.

A Fairy Merry Christmas (Fairy School)

A Fairy Merry Christmas (Fairy School)Author: Gail Herman
Publisher: Skylark
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It’s Christmas in Fairyland. What better time for a field trip to the North Pole? But bad news awaits the fairies–Santa isn’t planning to give out any toys on Earth-Below. He doesn’t think any Little Big People believe in him anymore. The fairies have to change his mind. With a little help from Santa’s reindeer, they’ll try to save Christmas for everybody!

A Christmas Carol (Penguin Readers, Level 2)

A Christmas Carol (Penguin Readers, Level 2)Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Pearson ESL
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Scrooge is a cold, mean man. He loves only money and is cruel to the people around him. Scrooge is visited by ghosts who show him his past, his life now and a possible future. Will Scrooge learn from the ghosts? Can he change?

A LazyTown Christmas (Lazytown (8×8))

A LazyTown Christmas (Lazytown (8x8))Rating: Rated 3.0 stars (1 reviews)
Author: Artful Doodlers
Publisher: Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon
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It’s Christmas Eve in LazyTown! But Robbie Rotten has a few tricks up his sleeve. He wants to make sure that no one has a merry Christmas. Will Robbie ruin Christmas for everyone?

Chicken Soup for the Soul Christmas Treasury for Kids: A Story a Day from December 1st through Christmas for Kids and Their Families

Chicken Soup for the Soul Christmas Treasury for Kids: A Story a Day from December 1st through Christmas for Kids and Their FamiliesRating: Rated 5.0 stars (5 reviews)
Author: Jack Canfield
Publisher: HCI
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Celebrating the holidays will be a special treat with this new Christmas Treasury.

Christmas is a wonderful time for kids-the anticipation of gifts under the tree, the aroma of once-a-year treats in the oven, the excitement of decorating for holiday festivities, the joy of being with family and friends, all the things that create warm memories that linger throughout our lives. Even big kids, better known as adults, eagerly await that first cup of eggnog, savor the scent of a fresh-cut pine tree, and delight in the discovery of that perfect present for a hard-to-please relative. Christmas is a time of celebrating traditions-those that have been in the family for years, as well as those just recently embraced.

Chicken Soup for the Soul Christmas Treasury for Kids will start a new holiday tradition for kids of all ages. With twenty-five true stories-one for each day in December through Christmas Day-this unique treasury will rekindle the Christmas spirit every December first and keep it burning in the hearts of readers throughout the holiday season. As kids and their loved ones read these stories together, they’ll realize that the best traditions are those the whole family can share.

Kids will read about the “angels among us” who give selflessly to those in need. They’ll learn that sometimes the best gifts aren’t bought at a store. They’ll discover that giving to others can be more joyous than getting everything on their list. And both kids and adults will find these stories wonderful reminders of the true meaning of Christmas and make this book a cherished reading tradition for generations to come.

50 Christmas Things to Make and Do

50 Christmas Things to Make and DoAuthor: Minna Lacey
Publisher: Usborne Books
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Perfect for the busy run up to Christmas, this handy little spiral bound book presents 50 great projects to make for the festive season. The easy to follow activities include angel paperchains, a Christmas collage, sparkling tree decorations, a snow fairy Christmas card, tissue paper giftwrap and much, much more. With clear instructions and a photograph of the finished article, these projects have been designed for children to tackle on their own, but are equally as fun for the whole family to share.

Christmas in Mexico (Christmas Around the World) ((Christmas Around the World Ser.))

Christmas in Mexico (Christmas Around the World) ((Christmas Around the World Ser.))Rating: Rated 5.0 stars (1 reviews)
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Publisher: World Book
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Each 80-page Christmas Around the World book includes full narratives explaining the customs of the region covered, photography and illustrations, special sections of native songs, recipes, and fun-to-do crafts.

Another Round of Stories by the Christmas Fire (Hesperus Classics)

Another Round of Stories by the Christmas Fire (Hesperus Classics)Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Hesperus Press
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Building on the success of his Christmas number for 1852, Dickens used the same framing concept for 1853’s Another Round of Stories by the Christmas Fire. This wide-ranging round features tales of angels, ghosts, and marriages that are as treacherous as they are inspiring. With more than one horrifying account of murder, the stories carry warning about love’s dangers as well as its delights. An impressive contributor list includes Elizabeth Gaskell and George A. Sala, whose poignant tales rival Dickens’ own.

Christmas In The Big House: Christmas in the Quarters

Christmas In The Big House: Christmas in the QuartersRating: Rated 5.0 stars (5 reviews)
Author: Patricia C. Mckissack
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
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The year is 1859, and it’s Christmastime on a Virginia Plantation. The slaves are setting up the Big House – where their masters live – for the festivities. The Big House is filled with warmth, colorful decorations, and delicious food… but there is talk of war and a sense that times may be changing. In the quarters – where the slaves live – conditions are poor, dirty, and cold, but the slaves are filled with hope for better times ahead, and they sing songs of freedom.

Josefina’s Surprise: A Christmas Story (American Girls Collection)

Josefina's Surprise: A Christmas Story (American Girls Collection)Rating: Rated 5.0 stars (6 reviews)
Author: Valerie Tripp
Publisher: American Girl Publishing Inc
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Christmas won’t be the same without Mama, and Josefina fears one special tradition will be forgotten. But la Noche buena–Christmas Eve–brings surprises for all. Full color.

The Complete Christmas Books of Charles Dickens

The Complete Christmas Books of Charles DickensRating: Rated 1.0 stars (1 reviews)
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Digireads.com
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While readers will be most familiar with “The Christmas Carol” in which Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by four ghosts who endeavor to show him the error of his miserly ways just in time for Christmas, Dickens also wrote four other Christmas themed books. These include “The Chimes”, the story of Toby “Trotty” Veck, a poor working-class man who has lost his faith in humanity and believes that his poverty is the result of his unworthiness; “The Cricket on the Hearth”, the story of John Peerybingle and his family who are visited by a guardian angel in the form of a cricket who is constantly chirping on their hearth; “The Battle of Life” a charmingly uplifting and romantic Christmas story; and “The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain”, which is the story of Redlaw, a chemistry teacher constantly brooding over the grief caused by wrongs done to him in the past. These five books are collected here together in this edition of “The Complete Christmas Books of Charles Dickens.”

Wizzer’s Christmas (Disney’s 101 Dalmatians)

Wizzer's Christmas (Disney's 101 Dalmatians)Author: Sue Kassirer
Publisher: Disney Pr (Juv Trd)
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The lovable puppies from “101 Dalmatians” learn the true meaning of Christmas. Wizzer is contemplating what this magical holiday truly means, and the answer he’s been searching for comes in a place he least expects it. Full color Available.

A Christmas Carol Book Set & Advent Calendar (Story Book Set & Advent Calendar Series , No 3)

A Christmas Carol Book Set & Advent Calendar (Story Book Set & Advent Calendar Series , No 3)Rating: Rated 5.0 stars (1 reviews)
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
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Another in the successful Story Book Set and Advent Calendar series is a christmas carol, Charles Dickens’s great story of the true meaning of Christmas. Read in sequence, the 24 miniature full-color books tell the memorable tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, his ghostly visitors, and the family of Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim. 103,000 copies in print. Paper over board; full-color illustrations throughout; 24 miniature story books; 4 pages each; set in a board tray; tray: 14″ x 12″.

The Day Before Christmas

The Day Before ChristmasRating: Rated 4.0 stars (1 reviews)
Author: Eve Bunting
Publisher: Sandpiper
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Four years after the death of her mother, seven-year-old Allie goes to The Nutcracker with her grandfather who shares the memories of the special day he had when he took Allie’s mother to her first performance of the ballet.

Jolly Old Santa Claus: A Christmas Classic

Jolly Old Santa Claus: A Christmas ClassicRating: Rated 3.0 stars (23 reviews)
Author: Patricia A. Pingry
Publisher: Candy Cane Press
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Santa Claus works with his elves to get the toys ready for Christmas Eve, visits all the boys and girls with his presents for them, and relaxes back at home after his work is done.

Christmas Eve (Usborne Touchy Feely)

Christmas Eve (Usborne Touchy Feely)Author: Fiona Watt
Publisher: Usborne Books
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The Wee Christmas Cabin

The Wee Christmas CabinAuthor: Margaret (RTL) Hodges
Publisher: Holiday House
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A tinker’s child who grows up helping everyone in her Irish village is rewarded in her old age with a cabin built by fairies on Christmas Eve.

A Christmas Story

A Christmas StoryRating: Rated 4.0 stars (4 reviews)
Author: Brian Wildsmith
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
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Who followed Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem? The shepherds tending their flocks nearby, the wise men–and also Rebecca, Mary and Joseph’s young neighbor. With his richly detailed paintings, glowing vibrant colors and shining gold, Wildsmith gives readers a fresh vision of the familiar Christmas story. Full-color illustrations.

A Christmas Carol (DK Classics)

A Christmas Carol (DK Classics)Rating: Rated 5.0 stars (6 reviews)
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: DK CHILDREN
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A Christmas Carol is an essential part of Christmas for families everywhere. Since the book’s publication in 1843, the story of miserly Scrooge’s change of heart after the visit of three spirits has been encountered by children in innumerable books, plays, movies, and cartoons based on Dicken’s ghost story. This edition introduces children to the powerful words of the original text in an abridgment based on the one Dickens made for his pubic readings. Andrew Wheatcroft’s illustrations bring the classic scenes to life. Photography, paintings, and hundreds of facts explore Dicken’s London, the wealth and the poverty, and Christmas customs and ideals then and now. Dickens’s marvelous words and their fascinating context are brought together to inspire a new generation with Dickens’s message — that we can and we should change ourselves and our world for the better.

Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories

Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday StoriesRating: Rated 4.5 stars (8 reviews)
Author: L.M. Montgomery
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
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Share Anne’s delight at receiving the dress of her dreams, the joy of a young woman reunited with her long lost brother on Christmas Eve, and the surprise of a trio of sisters who inadvertently end a family feud by arriving at the wrong uncle’s house for Christmas dinner.

Featuring some well-loved characters from the Anne of Green Gables books, as well as plenty of new characters, this collection of short stories by L. M. Montgomery celebrates the joys and tribulations of Christmas and the hope of the new year.

The perfect escape during the hectic holiday season and all year round.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Disney Christmas Storybook Collection (Disney Storybook Collections)

Disney Christmas Storybook Collection (Disney Storybook Collections)Rating: Rated 4.0 stars (4 reviews)
Author: Various
Publisher: Disney Press
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The magic of the Christmas season is brought to life with favorite Disney characters in the second edition of this popular title. Join Cinderella, Mickey Mouse, Ariel, Pinocchio, plus new stories with Nemo and the gang from Toy Story, and over a dozen more Disney characters in festive holiday tales. Each story has been updated and given a fresh look with both spot and full-page art throughout. With beautiful gilded pages, this storybook is the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit.

The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story

The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian StoryRating: Rated 5.0 stars (23 reviews)
Author: Gloria Houston
Publisher: Puffin
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Acclaimed author Gloria Houston has written a tale that is as joyful and timeless as Christmas itself. Jewel-like paintings by two-time Caldecott Medal winner Barbara Cooney capture all of the season’s warmth and mountain flavor. “A heartwarming holiday story, simply told and graced with true sentiment rather than sentimentality.”–Kirkus Reviews. Publisher’s Weekly Bestseller. Booklist Best Books of the Decade. Full color.

Angelina’s Christmas (Angelina Ballerina)

Angelina's Christmas (Angelina Ballerina)Rating: Rated 5.0 stars (12 reviews)
Author: Katharine Holabird
Publisher: Puffin
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When Angelina Ballerina sees old Mr. Bell all alone at Christmastime, she decides to bring him some holiday cheer. Cousin Henry doesn’t want to help— until he finds that there’s a real Santa Claus living in their town! Angelina’s Christmas is a heartwarming story that is perfect for holiday giving.

Christmas Cookies: Bite-Size Holiday Lessons

Christmas Cookies: Bite-Size Holiday LessonsRating: Rated 4.5 stars (11 reviews)
Author: Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Publisher: HarperCollins
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This scrumptious follow-up to the bestselling Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons captures the spirit of the holiday season. From making the same kind of cookies at the same time each year (tradition) to decorating them with lots of sprinkles (celebrate), youngsters will gobble up vocabulary words and holiday lessons in this charming dictionary of sorts.

Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s timeless morsels of wisdom paired with Jane Dyer’s cozy illustrations are as irresistible as the aroma of cookies fresh from the oven. Go ahead, take another bite!

Tractor Mac Saves Christmas

Tractor Mac Saves ChristmasRating: Rated 5.0 stars (3 reviews)
Author: Billy Steers
Publisher: Tractor Mac, Inc
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The snow builds and so does the worry on Stony Meadow Farm. Where are Sibley the Workhorse, Farmer Bill, and the town Christmas Tree? There will be no town tree lighting unless Tractor Mac can brave the blizzard, resue his friends, and help a lot of new friends along the way.

Fluffy Saves Christmas (level 3) (Scholastic Reader)

Fluffy Saves Christmas (level 3) (Scholastic Reader)Rating: Rated 5.0 stars (1 reviews)
Author: Kate Mcmullan
Publisher: Cartwheel
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It’s Christmas Eve, and Fluffy and his team of guinea pigs are delivering the presents. Why? Because Santa needs help from the cleverest rodent around!

Princess Parade: Christmas Special 2007 (The Tiara Club)

Princess Parade: Christmas Special 2007 (The Tiara Club)Author: Vivian French
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
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Two stories in one! Princess Hannah and Princess Lucy are fizzing with excitement. If Lily Room wins the prize for best stall at the Christmas Fair, they will get to lead the Princess Parade!

When Christmas Comes Again: The World War I Diary of Simone Spencer, New York City to the Western Front 1917 (Dear America Series)

When Christmas Comes Again: The World War I Diary of Simone Spencer, New York City to the Western Front 1917 (Dear America Series)Rating: Rated 4.5 stars (14 reviews)
Author: Beth Seidel Levine
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
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In April of 1917, Simone Spencer’s world changes. Her beloved brother Will goes off to war, and Simone seeks a way to help. The passionate daughter of a feisty French mother and a rebellious upper-class father, Simone is not cut out for the society life she is meant to lead. So, when General Pershing calls for French-speaking American girls to operate the switchboards on the Western Front, Simone becomes one of the first brave “Hello Girls” whose courage helps lead the Allies to victory. In the end, Christmas brings the Spencers back together again. Amazon.com Review
After stops at Pearl Harbor and the Great Depression, this exceptional historical-fiction series for young adults continues with the diary of a “hello girl”–one of the brave young switchboard operators who volunteers for the U.S. Army Signal Corps during WWI.

New York society life couldn’t be more boring for 17-year-old Simone Spencer, but her diary entries are about to become a lot more exciting–for better and for worse—as President Wilson brings America into the fight against the Kaiser. Simone’s beloved brother Will signs up to be a doughboy, and soon after she herself finagles her way overseas to help the war effort, putting her native-sounding French (thanks to Simone’s fiery mother, her “Maman”) to use at a combat switchboard. (In the chaos before the liberation of St. Mihiel, Simone recalls, “If anyone had happened on this room in the midst of the battle … they might just have thought we had gone perfectly mad. They might have thought we were screaming at one another in a sanitarium instead of an office of war.”)

First-time author Beth Seidel Levine does a tremendous job with her debut, spinning a charming story that folds in period details and current events with another winning Dear America female protagonist. Kids will learn along with Simone how women’s involvement in the war would have a lasting impact–and, as Simone’s Maman says, how sometimes “things work out better when they go the opposite way of what is expected.” (Ages 9 to 12) –Paul Hughes

Kirsten’s Surprise: A Christmas Story (American Girls Collection)

Kirsten's Surprise: A Christmas Story (American Girls Collection)Rating: Rated 4.0 stars (5 reviews)
Author: Janet Beeler Shaw
Publisher: American Girl Publishing Inc
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Kirsten and her family celebrate their first Christmas in their new home on Uncle Olav’s farm in mid-nineteenth-century Minnesota.

A Christmas Memory

A Christmas MemoryRating: Rated 4.5 stars (86 reviews)
Author: Truman Capote
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
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First published in 1956, this much sought-after autobiographical recollection of Truman Capote’s rural Alabama boyhood has become a modern-day classic. We are proud to be reprinting this warm and delicately illustrated edition of A Christmas Memory–”a tiny gem of a holiday story” (School Library Journal, starred review). Seven-year-old Buddy inaugurates the Christmas season by crying out to his cousin, Miss Sook Falk: “It’s fruitcake weather!” Thus begins an unforgettable portrait of an odd but enduring friendship between two innocent souls–one young and one old–and the memories they share of beloved holiday rituals. Amazon.com Review
A Christmas Memory is the classic memoir of Truman Capote’s childhood in rural Alabama. Until he was ten years old, Capote lived with distant relatives. This book is an autobiographical story of those years and his frank and fond memories of one of his cousins, Miss Sook Faulk. The text is illustrated with full color illustrations that add greatly to the story without distracting from Capote’s poignant prose.

The Annotated Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol in Prose (The Annotated Books)

The Annotated Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol in Prose (The Annotated Books)Rating: Rated 4.5 stars (19 reviews)
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Without question, The Annotated Christmas Carol is the most authoritative and entertaining edition ever produced.

What would Christmas be without A Christmas Carol? Charles Dickens’s famous ghost story is as much a part of the season as plum pudding and mistletoe, and Michael Patrick Hearn, the celebrated annotator of The Wizard of Oz and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, has now prepared a sumptuous new edition of the Dickens classic. This latest contribution to the Norton annotated series delves into the engrossing history of the book’s publication, when it first captivated Victorian England. This is the first edition to combine the original text of 1843 with Dickens’s Public Reading text, which had its world premiere in America in 1867 and has not been reprinted in nearly a century. Also included are rare photographs as well as the original Leech wood engravings and hand-colored etchings. These are supplemented by other contemporary illustrations by George Cruikshank, Gustave Doré, John Tenniel, and “Phiz.” The Annotated Christmas Carol will be a literary feast for the whole family for generations. 2-color, 100 black-and-white illustrations, and 8 pages of color.

Christmas Alphabet Cards

Christmas Alphabet CardsRating: Rated 5.0 stars (40 reviews)
Author: Robert Sabuda
Publisher: Running Press
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With “Season’s Greetings” written on the inside of each card, and 26 of renowned pop-up artist Robert Sabuda’s intricate and eye-catching designs, there is a card in this beautiful set for every letter of the alphabet. Based on Sabuda’s best-selling children’s book The Christmas Alphabet, you’ll find a perfect card for everyone on your holiday list.

Warriors: Ravenpaw’s Path #1: Shattered Peace

Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path #1: Shattered PeaceRating: Rated 3.5 stars (7 reviews)
Author: Erin Hunter
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Ravenpaw has settled into life on the farm, away from the forest and Tigerstar’s evil eye. He knows that leaving the warrior clans was the right choice, and he appreciates his quiet days and peaceful nights with his best friend, Barley. But when five rogue cats from Twolegplace come to the barn seeking shelter, Ravenpaw’s new life is threatened. He and Barley must try to find a way to overpower the rogues—before they lose their home for good.

My Weird School Daze #8: Miss Laney Is Zany!

My Weird School Daze #8: Miss Laney Is Zany!Rating: Rated 5.0 stars (1 reviews)
Author: Dan Gutman
Publisher: HarperCollins
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The weirdness never stops!

A.J. has to go see Miss Laney, the speech teacher, which makes no sense at all because he already knows how to talk. Miss Laney has him say weird tongue twisters and forces him to be the lead in the third-grade play, Romeo & Juliet. And you’ll never guess in a million hundred years who’s going to play Juliet. Will there be kissing? Ew, disgusting!

Tales of the Greek Heroes (Puffin Classics)

Tales of the Greek Heroes (Puffin Classics)Rating: Rated 4.0 stars (9 reviews)
Author: Roger Lancelyn Green
Publisher: Puffin
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Some of the oldest and most famous stories in the world—the adventures of Perseus, the labors of Heracles, the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts—are vividly retold in this single, connected narrative of the Heroic Age, from the coming of the Immortals to the first fall of Troy. With fresh dialogue and a brisk pace, the myths of this version are enthrallingly vivid.

Doomwyte (Redwall)

Doomwyte (Redwall)Rating: Rated 4.0 stars (14 reviews)
Author: Brian Jacques
Publisher: Ace
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The 20th novel of Redwall-now in paperback.

The young mouse Bisky persuades his friends at Redwall Abbey to seek a fabled treasure-the jeweled eyes of the Great Doomwyte Idol-only to lead them into the realm of the fearsome Korvus Skurr, the black- feathered raven.