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The Christmas pearl
By 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.Simple gifts: four heartwarming Christmas stories
By Jude Deveraux, Judith McNaught. 2001
Four Christmas stories from Jude Deveraux and Judith McNaught. Deveraux's include "Just Curious", where, in the snow-covered hills of Virginia,…
a young widow finds that miracles really do come in the least expected packages. In McNaught's "Double Exposure", a determined young woman photographs a magnificent wedding at a reclusive tycoon's Newport estate, and manages to unlock the secrets of a man's heart. Some descriptions of sex. 2001.Dancing through the snow
By 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.Christmas at the Vinyl Cafe
By 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.A pioneer Thanksgiving: a story of harvest celebrations in 1841
By 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.White Christmas pie
By Wanda E Brunstetter. 2008
Will Henderson is a young man tortured by his father's abandonment, and Karen Yoder is the young Amish woman he…
is to marry in December. With Will jealous of an old boyfriend and worried about destroying his own future family, the wedding may be called off. Can Will forgive his father and marry the woman he loves - and can an old recipe for White Christmas pie contain the truth that sets him free? 2008.The noel diary: from the Noel collection (The noel collection)
By Richard Paul Evans. 2017
Jason Chercher is not doing well in love or life. Just two weeks after his wife leaves him he receives…
a phone call that his estranged mother has passed away, days before Christmas--leaving her home and all her belongings to him. He would like to see everything just burned, but curiosity about his past and anxiety about his future fuels him to make the drive from Salt Lake City to her home in Oregon. Maybe cleaning out her house will be slightly less depressing than spending the holidays alone. While going through her things Jason comes upon her diary and the record of his childhood. He learns that his mother suffered from severe depression and during that time he was taken care of by a young, unwed mother who was living with his family. The only clue he has to the woman's identity is her name: Noel, which is an eerily fitting discovery on Christmas Eve. As Jason reads the diary he begins to uncover the source of his pain in relationships and understand that what he believed to be the truth of his past was actually a lie. That's when he begins a journey to find Noel, wondering if she might hold the truth he needs to bring him peace and love. Bestseller. 2017.The mistletoe promise (The Mistletoe Collection)
By Richard Paul Evans. 2014
Elise Dutton dreads the arrival of another holiday season. Three years earlier, her husband cheated on her with her best…
friend, resulting in a bitter divorce that left her alone, broken, and distrustful. Then, one November day, a stranger approaches Elise in the mall food court offering her a proposition: for the next eight weeks—until the evening of December 24—he suggests that they pretend to be a couple. The lonely Elise surprises herself by agreeing to the idea. The safety of her fake relationship begins to mend her broken heart. But just as she begins to find joy again, her long-held secret threatens to unravel the emerging relationship. But she might not be the only one with secrets. 2014.A gift to last: An Anthology (Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy. #4.)
By Debbie Macomber. 1998
Two novellas. In Can This Be Christmas? passengers create an impromptu celebration at a New Hampshire depot when their train…
is stranded by a blizzard on Christmas Eve. In Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy three hapless angels reform an aging man. 1998.The trouble with angels (Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy. #2.)
By Debbie Macomber. 1994
Angels Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy return to Earth to answer Christmas prayers. They help twelve-year-old Karen and her bitter divorcée…
mother Maureen find love and reconciliation, lessen preacher Paul Morris's grief over his wife's death, and find Ted a girlfriend, who works at his mother's nursing home. Sequel to "Season of angels", followed by "Touched by angels". 1994.Blue Christmas (Savannah novel)
By 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).The Woman in Valencia
By Annie Perreault, Ann Marie Boulanger. 2021
While on vacation with her family in Valencia, Claire Halde witnesses a shocking event that becomes the catalyst for a…
protracted downward spiral and a profound personal unravelling as she struggles to come to grips with her role in the incident. This haunting novel, which unfolds across three timelines set in as many decades, takes the reader on a dark journey through the minds of three women whose pasts, presents and futures are decided by a single encounter on a scorching summer afternoon.Cher père Noël, où est mon banjo?
By David Myles. 2019
Des années que David ne demande qu’une seule chose au Père Noël : un banjo. Des années que le Père…
Noël lui donne tout, sauf : un banjo. Est-ce que c’est trop compliqué à fabriquer ? A-t-il bien reçu la lettre que David lui a envoyée ? Il ne rêve pourtant que de ça ! Cette histoire, pleine d’elfes et d’humour, est tirée de la chanson de David Myles, « Santa Never Brings me a Banjo », et adaptée en français par nulle autre que la grande Marie-Jo Thério.Samuel et la tuque de Noël
By Art Richard, Chantal Pelletier Richard. 2019
Samuel a peur des chats et il ne s’en approche pas. Puis, un jour d’hiver, il voit un petit chaton…
dehors et décide de le ramener chez lui… Plus tard, alors que Samuel est occupé à faire l’ange dans la neige, trois flocons lui tombent dessus et lui proposent de devenir un lutin du père Noël… Mais Samuel n’est qu’un enfant comme tous les autres, comment peut-il devenir un courageux et serviable lutin et se mériter la fameuse tuque de Noël? Accompagnée d’une chanson d’Art Richard, cette histoire aux senteurs de cannelle, illustrée par la talentueuse Isabelle Léger, plongera petits et grands dans l’esprit de Noël.Where angels go (Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy. #6.)
By Debbie Macomber. 2007
Angels Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy, from "A Season of Angels", receive prayer requests at Christmastime: Harry hopes to coax his…
wife into assisted living before he dies; nine-year-old Carter begs God for a dog; and Joyce longs for her divorced daughter to find love. 2007.The Christmas train
By David Baldacci. 2002
Journalist Tom Langdon takes a cross-country train from the East Coast to Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his girlfriend.…
On the trip he meets a host of zany characters, including one who happens to be his former lover. Sparks fly until Tom's girlfriend shows up in Chicago. Bestseller. 2002.The only one club
By Jeff Hopkins, Jane Naliboff. 2004
Jennifer is the only one in her class making decorations for Hanukah instead of Christmas. So she starts the "Only…
One Club" with a glitzy badge. When her friends want to join, Jennifer realizes that they are all "only one" in different ways. For grades K-3. 2004A war of gifts: an Ender story (Other Tales from the Ender Universe #Bk. 5)
By Orson Scott Card. 2007
Holiday-themed science fiction novella. The International Fleet forces minister's son Zeck Morgan to enroll in Battle School, which bans religious…
observances. Citing his faith, Zeck refuses to participate in war games--but also protests his classmates' commemoration of Saint Nicholas Day. Debate ensues until counselor Ender Wiggin sets Zeck straight. 2007How the Grinch stole Christmas (Classic Seuss)
By Dr Seuss. 1985
Deck the halls, we're off the walls!: A Christmas Holiday Book For Kids (My Weird School Special)
By Dan Gutman, Jim Paillot. 2013