Download or read book The Girl Who Saved Christmas written by Matt Haig and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS—SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Journey to the edge of magic Amelia Wishart was the first child ever to receive a Christmas present. It was her Christmas spirit that gave Santa the extra boost of magic he needed to make his first trip around the world. But now Amelia is in trouble. When her mother falls ill, she is sent to the workhouse to toil under cruel Mr. Creeper. Without a whiff of kindness to keep Amelia going, her spirit begins to drain away. Meanwhile, up at the North Pole, magic levels dip dangerously low as Christmas approaches, and Santa knows that something is gravely wrong. If he’s going to save Christmas, he might just need some help . .
Download or read book Girl At Christmas written by Rhoda Baxter and published by Juxtaposition Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It's perfect reading for a cozy holiday night." Amazon review Tammy is normally at her happiest at Christmas, but she's been dumped by her long term partner, with no real explanation... and her Christmas looks pretty bleak. Lawrence has just been told he has an inherited heart condition... and he's not allowed to eat too many mince pies. Not exactly a recipe for a great holiday. With time running out for Lawrence, will he tell Tammy how he feels before it's too late? Girl At Christmas is a standalone novella in the award nominated Smart Girls series. If you like heartwarming, sweet romance and an unusual chubby hero, it's the perfect book for you. Buy Girl At Christmas and reclaim the holiday spirit today!
Download or read book The Girl Who Ruined Christmas written by Cindy Callaghan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning middle-grade Christmas novel from the author of Just Add Magic and Saltwater Secrets . . . . Imagine you’re a tween visiting a small town that loves nothing more than its prize fir—a perfect Christmas tree destined for the White House. Now picture yourself accidentally destroying that tree, making you public enemy number one. Lastly, imagine that to repay your debt, you have to remain in said town for the Christmas season. That’s what happens to Brady Bancroft. When Brady ruins Harper Hollow Fall’s prize tree, she’s sentenced to stay in the holiday-festooned town for the month of December. At first, she couldn’t be more depressed about the whole situation; but during her month there, she is surprised to discover that there’s much more than pine needles to the little town holding her captive. In the end, Harper Hollow Falls reminds Brady of the true meaning of Christmas—and she, in turn, saves the town.
Download or read book The Boy Who Steals Houses written by C.G. Drews and published by Orchard Books. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can two broken boys find their perfect home? By turns heartbreaking and heartwarming, this is a gorgeously told, powerful story. Sam is only fifteen but he and his autistic older brother, Avery, have been abandoned by every relative he's ever known. Now Sam's trying to build a new life for them. He survives by breaking into empty houses when their owners are away, until one day he's caught out when a family returns home. To his amazement this large, chaotic family takes him under their wing - each teenager assuming Sam is a friend of another sibling. Sam finds himself inextricably caught up in their life, and falling for the beautiful Moxie. But Sam has a secret, and his past is about to catch up with him. Heartfelt storytelling, perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and Jennifer Niven.
Download or read book The Girl Who Saved Christmas written by William Thomas Thach and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One Christmas, all the children in the world are bad--except one! Molly must save the holiday by reminding Santa of the meaning of Christmas.
Download or read book Lily Girl s Christmas Quilt written by Ann Hazelwood and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The festive season takes hold of antique shop owner Lily Rosenthal and her family in this holiday mystery from the author of For the Love of Quilts. In the second novel in Ann Hazelwood’s Wine Country Quilt Series, Lily celebrates her favorite time of year. Though she is eager to experience the Christmas traditions of the Wine Country, she cherishes each Christmas with her family. This year, the sisters celebrate in Green Bay, Wisconsin, which is the home of Lily’s sister, Loretta. The family receives the best Christmas present ever, which arrives on Christmas Day. Lily attempts new challenges by making a sampler Christmas quilt, but the real Christmas quilt she so admires is beyond her reach. Thanks to her Christmas gift from Alex, Lily’s new magazine column, Living with Lily Girl, becomes a writer’s dream come true. Praise for Ann Hazelwood and her novels “I found myself immersed in the tale of this extended family and this wonderful quaint town . . . You will laugh, cry and share in their hopes and dreams.” —Community News “Ann Hazelwood knows a few things about the human spirit, family and dreaming big. Add a mixture of the love of quilting and all the things Missouri historic and otherwise; you will experience the words and passion of this unique and gifted author. Enjoy the experience!”—StreetScape Magazine
Download or read book The Best Christmas Pageant Ever written by Barbara Robinson and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1983 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The six mean Herdman kids lie, steal, smoke cigars (even the girls) and then become involved in the community Christmas pageant.
Download or read book All I Want For Christmas is the Girl in Charge A YA Holiday Romance written by Chelsea Bobulski and published by Wise Wolf Books. This book was released on 2021-11-10 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's the holiday season, and all Beckett Hawthorne wants is to find some semblance of a life that looks nothing like his past...until he meets Evelyn Waverly.
Download or read book The Christmas Unicorn written by Anna Currey and published by Oxford University Press - Children. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heart-warming story, set in the days leading up to Christmas, about one little girl's magical encounter with a unicorn. Christmas is just days away. A little girl called Milly and her Mum are staying at Grandpa's house. Dad has been kept away but will join them just as soon as he can. But Milly feels a little forlorn, away from her friends and without her Dad. And then something wonderful happens. Milly meets Florian, a unicorn. One snowy night, he patters into Grandpa's house and transforms Milly's Christmas, filling it with friendship, surprise and sparkle. And somehow, Florian makes all Milly's wishes come true. Anna Currey has crafted a beautifully written and sensitively illustrated picture book that will delight every generation as families come together at Christmas. Upon its first publication this book received many warm reviews, including: 'A beautifully written and illustrated book.' Publishing News and 'Softly realistic illustrations with just a touch of magic.' The Children's Bookselle
Download or read book Kit s Surprise written by Valerie Tripp and published by Perfection Learning. This book was released on 2000-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kit faces a very different Christmas because of her family's financial problems, and allows her pride to estrange her from her best friend. American Girls Collection/Kit #3.
Download or read book Kirsten s Surprise written by Janet Beeler Shaw and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1986 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kirsten and her family celebrate their first Christmas in their new home on Uncle Olav's farm in mid-19th-century Minnesota
Download or read book A Magic Carpet Ride written by Gina Kingsley and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Magic Carpet Ride is more than just a travel memoir. It is a story within a story about personal journeys as well as travel journeys. Of the many themes, the strongest is the author's rediscovery of her mother's spirit while traveling "Mother Earth." A cosmic theme unfolds, as well as a theme of preparing for the empty nest. The first generation Greek American author describes what it is like to take her own children back to her ancestral homeland to discover the essence of their roots, much like the author did in her childhood trips to Greece. Over 20 countries are described in A Magic Carpet Ride, as well as an educational unit that the author and her three sons designed to build their own trip itineraries and research components. This book is about travel, history, love, pain, goals, fears, risk, adventure, humor, understanding, letting go and faith. Come take a magic carpet ride!
Download or read book An Idiot Girl s Christmas written by Laurie Notaro and published by Villard. This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IT’S LAURIE NOTARO’S HOLIDAY HANDBOOK. PREPARE TO LAUGH YOUR TINSEL OFF. It’s the most wonderful–and most dreadful–season of the year, when boxes of truffles attack your thighs, drunken holiday revelers stay long past their welcome, and your grandmother has conniptions at the department store over the price of hand lotion. Welcome to Laurie Notaro’s Christmastime. In ten brand-new stories and three previously published favorites, Notaro shares the sidesplitting daily disasters of the holidays, like finding herself on emergency feminine product recon at midnight on Christmas Eve; surrendering to the inevitable Horrible Gift Parade by simply asking for holiday dish towels and giant white underpants from Sears; battling the morons in line at the Seventh Circle of Hell, otherwise known as the do-it-yourself craft store; and trying to live down her reputation as the Most Unfun Christmas Party Guest Ever, due to an unfortunate misunderstanding involving a fake overdose and emergency paramedics. So whether you find yourself at the Dull and Smart Party or the Raucous and Stupid Party this holiday season, you’ll always know where to find Laurie–just follow the chocolate trail over to the cheese platter. She’ll be the one dialing the cops.
Download or read book A Shop Girl s Christmas written by Rachel Brimble and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas sees Pennington's at its most glorious, thronged with shoppers, its grand staircase and balcony adorned with holly, mistletoe, tinsel and lights. It should be the happiest time, but dramas are seething beneath the surface. For Cornelia Culford, in charge of jewellery, a divorce hearing looms, where she could lose custody of her young sons to her overbearing and unfaithful husband. For Stephen Gower, being head of security at Pennington's is the perfect refuge from a tragic past at Scotland Yard. But soon the past will call him back, as Joseph Carter and Elizabeth Pennington beg him to help solve the murder of Joseph's first wife, now that it seems as if the killer has struck again. For Joseph and Elizabeth, their marriage depends on exorcising the past. But can it ever be laid to rest? Previously published as Christmas at Pennington's.
Download or read book A Brown Girl s Christmas Story written by Alexandria Tate and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-11-11 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Brown Girl's Christmas Story takes you on a heart-warming journey through the eyes of little Allison as she fondly recounts her Christmas and family's traditions.
Download or read book Amish Girl s Christmas written by Samantha Price and published by Samantha Price. This book was released on 2024-07-25 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the run-up to Christmas, Elizabeth wasn't focused on love. That changed when she met Joseph, a newcomer to her Amish community. Her growing feelings for Joseph confirmed her decision to stay with her Amish foster parents after turning eighteen. She dreamed of marriage and children, but a chance encounter with a stranger turned her life upside down.
Download or read book The Girl who Saved Christmas written by William Thomas Thach and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One Christmas, all the children in the world are bad--except one! Molly must save the holiday by reminding Santa of the meaning of Christmas.
