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"Two lifelong friends, a bartender and a pastor, decide to trade places the week before Christmas and end up finding love along the way in this delightful novel from the queen of holiday stories, #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber. Peter Rhinehart and Hank Meyer are best friends, but their lives couldn't be more different. Peter is a local pastor who is dedicated to his community. He spends his time visiting the flock, attending...
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English
Description
It's mid-December and for the fifth year, at the Sullivans' lonely brownstone in Harlem, stockings go un-stuffed, tinsel un-strewn, gifts un-bought, mistletoe un-hung, chestnuts un-roasted, carols un-played, cookies un-cooked and a tree un-visible. But this year, a mysterious someone is sending gifts to widower Henry Sullivan and his two children, Will and Ella. These gifts are strange. Noisy. And there's no returning them. First, a small beaked and...
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Series
Publisher
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
In a story told in the alternating voices of Dash and Lily, Dash, Lily, Lily's brother Langston, and their friends travel to New York City to help Lily recapture the magic of the holiday season.
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Language
English
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After a rough childhood in multiple foster homes, Krista Galloway is not a fan of Christmas. When she accepts a job as a city manager in the mountain town of Winter Hill, Washington, Christmas is part of the deal: the small town is famous for its Christmasville celebration. Krista doesn't always feel welcomed in the close-knit town, and her daughter Emily continually wonders, "Where's the snow?" Can a friendly stranger and his family help restore...
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Christmas has never brought out the best in the MacDougal family. Still, year after year, they gather together in the Blue Ridge Mountains to try to make the season merry and bright. But this year is an especially strained one, between Shayne's impending divorce, Morwenna's slavish devotion to work, and Bobbie's reluctance to face what life has to offer. Then, in the midst of a snowy sibling shouting match, a mysterious stranger appears.
Author
Series
Bromance book club volume 5
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Country music's golden boy Colton Wheeler felt the most perfect harmony when he was with Gretchen Winthrop. But for her, it was a love him and leave him situation. A year later, Colton is struggling to push his music forward in a new direction. If it weren't about to be the most magical time of year and the support of the Bromance Book Club, he'd be wallowing in self-pity. It's hard for immigration attorney Gretchen not to feel a little Scrooge-ish...
Author
Series
I am Otter volume 5
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Otter is delighted with all the chocolate eggs he receives from the Easter Bunny, but he has a difficult time learning to share them with his friends.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Little Blue Truck and his friend Toad pick up their animal friends for a Halloween costume party and attempt to guess the identities of the dressed-up passengers, in a story complemented by interactive lift-flaps.
Author
Publisher
Cartwheel Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When he is invited to five Thanksgiving dinners, Turkey accepts all of his friends invitations, but wonders if he has room in his stomach for all that food.
Author
Series
Garrett family novels volume 1
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A woman with a haunted past and a handsome town sheriff must beat the odds and add in a little Christmas magic in order to find love and acceptance.
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Series
Agnes and Clarabelle volume 2
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Agnes the pig and Clarabelle the chicken are best friends who love celebrating holidays together.
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