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"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, they’ll skip the holiday altogether.
Theirs will be the only house on Hemlock Street without a rooftop Frosty, they won’t be hosting their annual Christmas Eve bash, they aren’t even going to have a tree. They won’t need one, because...
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Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Unabridged
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English
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"Tom Langdon, a weary and cash-strapped journalist, is banned from flying when a particularly thorough airport security search causes him to lose his cool. Now, he must take the train if he has any chance of arriving in Los Angeles in time for Christmas with his girlfriend. To finance the trip, he sells a story about a train ride taken during the Christmas season."
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Some of the stormy weather of the past few seasons seems to have finally lifted for the Quinns. Kevin is about to tie the knot with Isabelle, and there's hopeful news about Bart, who has been captured by enemy forces in Afghanistan. That doesn't mean there aren't a few dark clouds on the horizon as the family juggle health scares and love triangles. But if there's one holiday that brings the Quinn family together, it's Christmas. And this year promises...
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
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Newly illustrated edition.
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
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English
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From CIP: "Lyrical text relates the birth of a child in a barn among the animals, with illustrations that depict the barn and people of a present-day farm."
7) The gift
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2007
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viii, 335 p. 19 cm.
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English
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An uplifting tale of hope and faith celebrates the joy of the holiday season and follows a theme of the redemptive power of love.
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English
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Kelley Quinn is the owner of Nantucket's Winter Street Inn and the proud father of four grown children: Patrick, a hedge fund manager; Kevin, a bartender; Ava, a schoolteacher; and Bart, who has recently shocked everyone by joining the Marines. As Christmas approaches, Kelley looks forward to spending time with his family at the inn. But when he walks in on his wife Mitzi kissing another man, chaos descends, and things only get more interesting when...
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2006]
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First edition.
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194 pages ; 20 cm
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English
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Antiques dealer Weezie Foley works vigorously to win a window decorating contest, an effort that is challenged when components from her display begin to disappear and her fiancé begins to act in a distant manner.
10) Holidays on ice
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English
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Sedaris' essays and stories are at once hilarious, heartbreaking, and thought-provoking. This anthology, "Holidays on Ice", collects three previously released stories and essays and offers three brand-new ones, all revolving around Christmas.
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If you give-- (Laura Numeroff) volume 4
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Laura Geringer Book
Pub. Date
c2000
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1 v. col. ill. 24 cm.
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English
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Taking a mouse to the movies can lead to letting him do other things, such as making a snowman, listening to Christmas carols, and decorating the Christmas tree.
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Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy know that an angel's work is never done, especially during a time as wondrous as New Year's Eve. With an apprentice angel, Will, under their wings, they descend upon Times Square in New York City eager to join in the festivities. And when Will spies two lonely strangers in the crowd, he decides midnight is the perfect time to lend a heavenly helping hand. Lucie Farrara and Aren Fairchild meet after bumping into each other--seemingly...
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Christmas box trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c1993
Physical Desc
125 p. 19 cm.
Language
English
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An inspirational Christian tale on a dying woman who convinces a busy shopkeeper in Utah to devote more time to his family because their love is God's greatest gift. This is the hardcover edition of a paperback self-published last year.
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Paradise (Elin Hilderbrand) volume 3
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Travel to the bright Caribbean one last time in the dramatic, satisfying conclusion to the nationally bestselling paradise trilogy. After uprooting her life in the States, Irene Steele has just settled in at the villa on St. John where her husband, Russ, had been living a double life. But a visit from the FBI shakes her to her foundations, and Irene once again learns just how little she knew about the man she loved. With help from their friends, Irene...
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Henry and Mudge books volume 24
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
40 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
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English
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At Christmastime Henry and his dog Mudge enjoy baked treats, visits from relatives, lots of presents, and each other.
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2008
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Doubleday large print home library ed.
Physical Desc
300 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In Branscombe, New Hampshire, four employees of Conklin's Market win the lottery by using numbers they had gotten from a man who is now missing and amateur sleuth Alvirah Meehan and private investigator Regan Reilly, visiting on holiday, go out in search of him.
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Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"Raised in a Pennsylvania Amish community, young mother Rachel Yoder has led a simple life within her close-knit family. Widowed three years ago, she has moved back in with her parents, attempting to raise her daughter, Katie, without further emotional upheaval. Meanwhile, four hours and a whole world away in New York City, Ellie Lawrence is laser-focused on a high-powered public relations career, with too little time for her family, her friends,...
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2012
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English
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The year is 1857, soon after the tragic Siege of Cawnpore. In the British garrison, a guard is killed and an Indian prisoner escapes. Cries for revenge ring out. Despite no evidence against him, British orderly John Tallis is arrested simply because he was unaccounted for at the time. Young lieutenant Victor Narraway is chosen to defend Tallis, and his superiors merely want a show trial. But a stubborn faith in justice inspires Narraway to search...
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Wheeler Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
263 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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English
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"Two years have passed since the terrible car accident that took the life of John Baxter's daughter, Erin, her husband and three of their four daughters. John has invited a stranger for Christmas Eve dinner - Kendra Bryant, the transplant recipient who now has Erin's heart. Ashley and her brother Luke don't think it is right; they want to protect their ten-year-old niece, Amy - the only surviving member of the accident. Kendra Bryant has been struggling...
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