Author: Lisa Bullard
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 0761350748
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Via a narrative about Carter and his grandmother, examines the history behind Christmas and how it's celebrated.
Carter's Christmas
Author: Lisa Bullard
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 0761350748
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Via a narrative about Carter and his grandmother, examines the history behind Christmas and how it's celebrated.
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 0761350748
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Via a narrative about Carter and his grandmother, examines the history behind Christmas and how it's celebrated.
The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories
Author: Jessica Harrison
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241396719
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The perfect gift this Christmas season: a generous selection of some of the greatest festive stories of all time This is a collection of the most magical, moving, chilling and surprising Christmas stories from around the world, taking us from frozen Nordic woods to glittering Paris, a New York speakeasy to an English country house, bustling Lagos to midnight mass in Rio, and even outer space. Here are classic tales from writers including Truman Capote, Shirley Jackson, Dylan Thomas, Saki and Chekhov, as well as little-known treasures such as Italo Calvino's wry sideways look at Christmas consumerism, Wolfdietrich Schnurre's story of festive ingenuity in Berlin, Selma Lagerlof's enchanted forest in Sweden, and Irène Nemerovsky's dark family portrait. Featuring santas, ghosts, trolls, unexpected guests, curmudgeons and miracles, here is Christmas as imagined by some of the greatest short story writers of all time.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241396719
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The perfect gift this Christmas season: a generous selection of some of the greatest festive stories of all time This is a collection of the most magical, moving, chilling and surprising Christmas stories from around the world, taking us from frozen Nordic woods to glittering Paris, a New York speakeasy to an English country house, bustling Lagos to midnight mass in Rio, and even outer space. Here are classic tales from writers including Truman Capote, Shirley Jackson, Dylan Thomas, Saki and Chekhov, as well as little-known treasures such as Italo Calvino's wry sideways look at Christmas consumerism, Wolfdietrich Schnurre's story of festive ingenuity in Berlin, Selma Lagerlof's enchanted forest in Sweden, and Irène Nemerovsky's dark family portrait. Featuring santas, ghosts, trolls, unexpected guests, curmudgeons and miracles, here is Christmas as imagined by some of the greatest short story writers of all time.
Christmas in Plains
Author: Jimmy Carter
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780743227155
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
In this acclaimed bestseller, President Carter goes back to his early years in Plains, Georgia, and remembers the Christmas days of his boyhood and throughout his life. ""Christmas in Plains" is a gift from the heart, the most eloquent kind."--"Chicago Sun-Times."
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780743227155
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
In this acclaimed bestseller, President Carter goes back to his early years in Plains, Georgia, and remembers the Christmas days of his boyhood and throughout his life. ""Christmas in Plains" is a gift from the heart, the most eloquent kind."--"Chicago Sun-Times."
A Safe Place for Christmas
Author: Lisa Carter
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 1867243822
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Can giving this baby a holiday refuge help heal his reluctant heart? Taking in a mother and child is the last thing Luke Morgan expects this Christmas as he struggles to keep his tree farm afloat. But when Shayla Coggins and her baby boy are stranded during a snowstorm, he can’t turn them away. Even as Shayla’s little boy draws them together, her dangerous secret comes home…and makes falling in love riskier than ever. Mills & Boon Love Inspired — Heartfelt stories that show that faith, forgiveness and hope have the power to lift spirits and change lives.
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 1867243822
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Can giving this baby a holiday refuge help heal his reluctant heart? Taking in a mother and child is the last thing Luke Morgan expects this Christmas as he struggles to keep his tree farm afloat. But when Shayla Coggins and her baby boy are stranded during a snowstorm, he can’t turn them away. Even as Shayla’s little boy draws them together, her dangerous secret comes home…and makes falling in love riskier than ever. Mills & Boon Love Inspired — Heartfelt stories that show that faith, forgiveness and hope have the power to lift spirits and change lives.
Merry Christmas, Bugs!
Author: David A. Carter
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442495081
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
It’s Christmastime in Bugland! David A. Carter’s bestselling Bugs characters are in the holiday spirit in this Ready-to-Read story that’s perfect for beginning readers! So Bitsy goes to town to find something that is just right. She wonders what she will find her friend. A pair of shoes? A giant cookie? A whirly-twirly kite? It’s Christmas Eve and Bitsy Bee wants to find the perfect present for Busy Bug! But what should she get him? She searches high and low for something that Busy will like. Just when she thinks all hope is lost, Bitsy knows exactly what to do! Beginning readers will delight in the holiday spirit in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442495081
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
It’s Christmastime in Bugland! David A. Carter’s bestselling Bugs characters are in the holiday spirit in this Ready-to-Read story that’s perfect for beginning readers! So Bitsy goes to town to find something that is just right. She wonders what she will find her friend. A pair of shoes? A giant cookie? A whirly-twirly kite? It’s Christmas Eve and Bitsy Bee wants to find the perfect present for Busy Bug! But what should she get him? She searches high and low for something that Busy will like. Just when she thinks all hope is lost, Bitsy knows exactly what to do! Beginning readers will delight in the holiday spirit in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read.
Her Fake Engagement
Author: Gigi Garrett
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN: 1250156130
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
No artists, no smokers, no men with beards... Manhattan real estate broker Lottie Langerman feels confident that if she follows her long list of dating rules, she’ll meet The One and her life will unfold exactly as planned. Everything changes when her best friend decides to throw a fake bachelorette party—just to see what all the fuss is about—and Lottie reluctantly agrees to play the role of bride-to-be for a night. Faking an engagement turns out to be more fun—and trouble—than Lottie could have imagined. Not only does her dream man think she’s taken, but Lottie keeps running into bearded Brooklyn jewelry designer Tyler, who breaks every single one of her rules...yet manages to get under her skin like no one else. Soon, Lottie finds herself at a crossroads where she must decide: Play it safe—or ditch the rules and follow her heart? A HeroesandHeartbreakers.com Original Novella!
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN: 1250156130
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
No artists, no smokers, no men with beards... Manhattan real estate broker Lottie Langerman feels confident that if she follows her long list of dating rules, she’ll meet The One and her life will unfold exactly as planned. Everything changes when her best friend decides to throw a fake bachelorette party—just to see what all the fuss is about—and Lottie reluctantly agrees to play the role of bride-to-be for a night. Faking an engagement turns out to be more fun—and trouble—than Lottie could have imagined. Not only does her dream man think she’s taken, but Lottie keeps running into bearded Brooklyn jewelry designer Tyler, who breaks every single one of her rules...yet manages to get under her skin like no one else. Soon, Lottie finds herself at a crossroads where she must decide: Play it safe—or ditch the rules and follow her heart? A HeroesandHeartbreakers.com Original Novella!
Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor
Author: Ally Carter
Publisher: Clarion Books
ISBN: 0358003199
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
New York Times best-selling author Ally Carter's middle grade debut is full of mystery, mayhem, and friendship, and it will keep you guessing until the very end. April had absolutely no intention of becoming the only person who knows that Gabriel Winterborne, the missing-and-presumed-dead billionaire, is actually living in the basement of Winterborne House, sharpening his swords and looking for vengeance. Now it's up to April to keep him alive. But there's only so much a twelve-year-old girl can do, so April must turn to the other orphans for help. Together, they'll have to unravel the riddle of a missing heir and a creepy legend, and find a secret key, before the only home they've ever known is lost to them forever.
Publisher: Clarion Books
ISBN: 0358003199
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
New York Times best-selling author Ally Carter's middle grade debut is full of mystery, mayhem, and friendship, and it will keep you guessing until the very end. April had absolutely no intention of becoming the only person who knows that Gabriel Winterborne, the missing-and-presumed-dead billionaire, is actually living in the basement of Winterborne House, sharpening his swords and looking for vengeance. Now it's up to April to keep him alive. But there's only so much a twelve-year-old girl can do, so April must turn to the other orphans for help. Together, they'll have to unravel the riddle of a missing heir and a creepy legend, and find a secret key, before the only home they've ever known is lost to them forever.
Christmas Hawk
Author: Haven Caylor
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1503595668
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
Hawk is a red-tailed hawk who is recruited, along with other birds of the world with keen vision, to help with Santas Nice List. Hawk finds children who are not only nice, but give of themselves, and pass on the spirit of giving: the Christmas spirit. Hawks favorite nice children, Carter and Ammon, are found right outside her own nest.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1503595668
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
Hawk is a red-tailed hawk who is recruited, along with other birds of the world with keen vision, to help with Santas Nice List. Hawk finds children who are not only nice, but give of themselves, and pass on the spirit of giving: the Christmas spirit. Hawks favorite nice children, Carter and Ammon, are found right outside her own nest.
Christmas by Accident
Author: Camron Wright
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781629724768
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Carter Cross is an insurance adjuster, and hates Christmas. Abby McBride is a bookstore manager, and loves it. A pair of car accidents transforms Christmas for both of them"--Provided by the publisher.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781629724768
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Carter Cross is an insurance adjuster, and hates Christmas. Abby McBride is a bookstore manager, and loves it. A pair of car accidents transforms Christmas for both of them"--Provided by the publisher.
The Children's Christmas Story MEGAPACK®
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479428574
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 673
Book Description
This book is a compilation of several other works, pulled together under the umbrella title of The Childen's Christmas Story MEGAPACK®. It includes the complete text of "The Children’s Book of Christmas Stories," selected and edited by Asa Don Dickinson and Ada M. Skinner (originally published in 1913) to which we have added "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus," by L Frank Baum (originally published in 1902), and the poems "'Twas The Night Before Christmas," by Clement C. Moore (originally published in 1823 under the title "A Visit from St. Nicholas." Plus -- as much for parents as children -- an amusing sequel, "The Night After Christmas," which was published anonymously. Included are: INTRODUCTION, by John Gregory Betancourt CHRISTMAS AT FEZZIWIG'S WAREHOUSE, by Charles Dickens THE FIR-TREE, by Hans Christian Andersen THE CHRISTMAS MASQUERADE, by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman THE SHEPHERDS AND THE ANGELS, Adapted from the Bible THE TELLTALE TILE, by Olive Thorne Miller LITTLE GIRL'S CHRISTMAS, by Winnifred E. Lincoln A CHRISTMAS MATINEE, by Mrs. M.A.L. Lane TOINETTE AND THE ELVES, by Susan Coolidge THE VOYAGE OF THE WEE RED CAP, by Ruth Sawyer Durand A STORY OF THE CHRIST-CHILD, by Elizabeth Harkison JIMMY SCARECROW'S CHRISTMAS, by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman WHY THE CHIMES RANG, by Raymond McAlden THE BIRDS' CHRISTMAS, by F. E. Mann THE LITTLE SISTER'S VACATION, by Winifred M. Kirkland LITTLE WOLFF'S WOODEN SHOES, by Francois Coppee CHRISTMAS IN THE ALLEY, by Olive Thorne Miller A CHRISTMAS STAR, by Katherine Pyle THE QUEEREST CHRISTMAS, by Grace Margaret Gallaher OLD FATHER CHRISTMAS, by J.H. Ewing A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Charles Dickens HOW CHRISTMAS CAME TO THE SANTA MARIA FLATS, by Elia W. Peattie THE LEGEND OF BABOUSCKA, by Anonymous CHRISTMAS IN THE BARN, by F. Arnstein THE PHILANTHROPIST'S CHRISTMAS, by James Weber Linn THE FIRST CHRISTMAS-TREE, by Lucy Wheelock THE FIRST NEW ENGLAND CHRISTMAS, by G. L. Stone and M. G. Fickett THE CRATCHITS' CHRISTMAS DINNER, by Charles Dickens CHRISTMAS IN SEVENTEEN SEVENTY-SIX, by Anne Hollingsworth Wharton CHRISTMAS UNDER THE SNOW, by Olive Thorne Miller MR. BLUFF'S EXPERIENCES OF HOLIDAYS, by Oliver Bell Bunce MASTER SANDY'S SNAPDRAGON, by Eldridge S. Brooks A CHRISTMAS FAIRY, by John Strange Winter THE GREATEST OF THESE, by Joseph Mills Hanson LITTLE GRETCHEN AND THE WOODEN SHOE, by Elizabeth Harrison CHRISTMAS ON BIG RATTLE, by Theodore Goodridge Roberts THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUS, by L Frank Baum 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, by Clement C. Moore THE NIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS, by Anonymous If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479428574
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 673
Book Description
This book is a compilation of several other works, pulled together under the umbrella title of The Childen's Christmas Story MEGAPACK®. It includes the complete text of "The Children’s Book of Christmas Stories," selected and edited by Asa Don Dickinson and Ada M. Skinner (originally published in 1913) to which we have added "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus," by L Frank Baum (originally published in 1902), and the poems "'Twas The Night Before Christmas," by Clement C. Moore (originally published in 1823 under the title "A Visit from St. Nicholas." Plus -- as much for parents as children -- an amusing sequel, "The Night After Christmas," which was published anonymously. Included are: INTRODUCTION, by John Gregory Betancourt CHRISTMAS AT FEZZIWIG'S WAREHOUSE, by Charles Dickens THE FIR-TREE, by Hans Christian Andersen THE CHRISTMAS MASQUERADE, by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman THE SHEPHERDS AND THE ANGELS, Adapted from the Bible THE TELLTALE TILE, by Olive Thorne Miller LITTLE GIRL'S CHRISTMAS, by Winnifred E. Lincoln A CHRISTMAS MATINEE, by Mrs. M.A.L. Lane TOINETTE AND THE ELVES, by Susan Coolidge THE VOYAGE OF THE WEE RED CAP, by Ruth Sawyer Durand A STORY OF THE CHRIST-CHILD, by Elizabeth Harkison JIMMY SCARECROW'S CHRISTMAS, by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman WHY THE CHIMES RANG, by Raymond McAlden THE BIRDS' CHRISTMAS, by F. E. Mann THE LITTLE SISTER'S VACATION, by Winifred M. Kirkland LITTLE WOLFF'S WOODEN SHOES, by Francois Coppee CHRISTMAS IN THE ALLEY, by Olive Thorne Miller A CHRISTMAS STAR, by Katherine Pyle THE QUEEREST CHRISTMAS, by Grace Margaret Gallaher OLD FATHER CHRISTMAS, by J.H. Ewing A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Charles Dickens HOW CHRISTMAS CAME TO THE SANTA MARIA FLATS, by Elia W. Peattie THE LEGEND OF BABOUSCKA, by Anonymous CHRISTMAS IN THE BARN, by F. Arnstein THE PHILANTHROPIST'S CHRISTMAS, by James Weber Linn THE FIRST CHRISTMAS-TREE, by Lucy Wheelock THE FIRST NEW ENGLAND CHRISTMAS, by G. L. Stone and M. G. Fickett THE CRATCHITS' CHRISTMAS DINNER, by Charles Dickens CHRISTMAS IN SEVENTEEN SEVENTY-SIX, by Anne Hollingsworth Wharton CHRISTMAS UNDER THE SNOW, by Olive Thorne Miller MR. BLUFF'S EXPERIENCES OF HOLIDAYS, by Oliver Bell Bunce MASTER SANDY'S SNAPDRAGON, by Eldridge S. Brooks A CHRISTMAS FAIRY, by John Strange Winter THE GREATEST OF THESE, by Joseph Mills Hanson LITTLE GRETCHEN AND THE WOODEN SHOE, by Elizabeth Harrison CHRISTMAS ON BIG RATTLE, by Theodore Goodridge Roberts THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUS, by L Frank Baum 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, by Clement C. Moore THE NIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS, by Anonymous If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!