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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A classic tale for modern times from a beloved storyteller, John Grisham offers a hilarious look at the chaos and frenzy that have become part of our holiday tradition.
Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That’s just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once,...
Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That’s just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once,...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Collects holiday-themed mysteries by three popular authors including "Eggnog Murder" by Leslie Meier, in which a gift-wrapped bottle of eggnog proves to be a killer concoction for a Tinkers Cove local, and Lucy Stone must seek out the murdering mixologist.
Author
Series
Christmas box trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[1995], c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Author
Series
Christmas box trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Richard Paul Evans' #1 New York Times bestseller The Christmas Box has become a holiday classic, a tale so touching that it continues to "tug families' heartstrings" (USA Today). His exquisite prequel. Timepiece, and The Letter completed the glorious trilogy of the Parkin family. Now all three magical stories are compiled in one extraordinary treasury that "reaches into that place where all broken hearts will forever be made whole" (The Star, Chicago)....
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
A collection of true stories about Christmas celebrates the season and its true spirit, including a heartfelt scene at a post office, a young couple's gifts to one another, and a father keeping the spirit of Christmas alive for his son.
Series
Publisher
The Library of America
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Christmas took on its modern cast in America, and over the last 150 years the most magical time of the year has inspired scores of astonishingly diverse and ingenious stories. Library of America joins with acclaimed author Connie Willis to present a unparalleled collection of American stories about Christmas, literary gems that showcase how the holiday became one of the signature aspects of our culture. Spanning from the origins of the American tradition...
Publisher
Kregel Publications
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In Joy to the World, three popular authors come together to offer a heartwarming collection of holiday Regency romance. Based on lines from a beloved Christmas carol, these three novellas in one book have depth, faith, and satisfying stories all packed into the perfect length for readers to curl up and take a brief break from their holiday busyness. "Heaven and Nature Sing" by Carolyn Miller: Two music lovers, deeply devoted to each other, were on...
Publisher
Baen Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"Joy to the world. or, joy to the worlds! Let heaven and nature--and also the supernatural--sing. A Cosmic Christmas presents twelve stories of Christmas in very unusual circumstances, ranging from vampires to robots, from the hills of Appalachia to a high orbit space station, all celebrating the holiday in their own, off-beat ways. New York Times best-selling author Larry Correia sends his popular tough guy detective and magicwielder, Jake Sullivan,...
18) Holidays on ice
Author
Language
English
Description
David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favoritesas the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters ("Us and Them"); the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to the French ("Jesus Shaves"); what to do when you've been locked out in a snowstorm ("Let It Snow"); the...
19) Yule log murder
Author
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Collects three murder mysteries set in coastal Maine during the holidays.
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