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1) A Christmas carol

Author

Dickens, Charles

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 5

Lexile measure

900L

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audio, Audiobook Cassette, Audiobook CD, Book + CD-ROM, eAudiobook, eBook, eComic, Graphic Novel, Kindle, Large Print, Manuscript, Playaway, Pop-Up Book

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"Ebenezer Scrooge is a bitter and selfish old man, and worst of all...he hates Christmas! But this Christmas Eve there's a surprise in store for Scrooge when four spooky ghosts pay him an unexpected visit. As they journey between the past, present and future, Scrooge is shown how his mean and nasty behaviour has affected everyone around him... But is it enough to help Scrooge change his ways, just in time for Christmas Day? Or is he destined to stay...

2) The night before Christmas

Author

Moore, Clement Clarke/ Ingpen, Robert R. (ILT)

Series

Weston Woods read-along CD
A Pop-up book
Troll illustrated classics
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Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

AD 940L

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook Cassette, Audiobook CD, Board Book, CD, CD + Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Manuscript, Pop-Up Book

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Veering from the convivial, scene-centered graphic interpretation often associated with this classic, Würbs offers a sparer take, narrowing each scene to softly focused images that are more suggestive than representational. The poem's opening lines are accompanied by an image of a lone candle burning in a brass candleholder, and the sleigh's rooftop landing shows two shadowy reindeer heads emerging from behind a foregrounded stone chimney. Santa's...

3) The best Christmas pageant ever

Author

Robinson, Barbara

Series

Herdman children volume 1
The Herdman's volume 01
The Herdmans

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2

Lexile measure

AD 760L

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Playaway

Description

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"The six mean Herdman kids lie, steal, smoke cigars (even the girls) and then become involved in the community Christmas pageant"--Title verso page.

4) A Charlie Brown Christmas

Author

Schulz, Charles M

Series

(Charles Monroe),Peanuts
[Peanuts]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

630L

Language

English

Formats

Book, Pop-Up Book

Description

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"Christmastime is here. There’s snow and ice-skating, and the sweet sound of carols fills the air. Everyone is happy…everyone except Charlie Brown. He can’t seem to find the holiday spirit. Come along with Charlie Brown and his friends and discover the true meaning of Christmas in this beautiful, deluxe pop-up edition of the holiday classic."--Amazon.

5) Skipping Christmas: A Novel

Author

Grisham, John

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 6

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Large Print

Description

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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 come...

6) The Polar Express

Author

Van Allsburg, Chris

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

520L

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook Cassette, Audiobook CD, Braille, CD + Book, eBook

Description

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A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.

7) The Christmas wedding

Author

Patterson, James

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Large Print

Description

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Since her husband died three years ago, Gaby's four children have drifted apart and haven't celebrated Christmas together since their father's death. When Gaby announces that she's getting married--and that the groom will remain a secret until the wedding day--she may finally be able to bring them home for the holidays. But the wedding isn't Gaby's only surprise--she has one more gift for her children, and it could change all their lives forever....

8) The Christmas train

Author

Baldacci, David

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 11

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Large Print

Description

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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."

9) The Christmas box

Author

Evans, Richard Paul

Series

Christmas box trilogy volume 1

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2

Lexile measure

830L

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook Cassette, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Large Print

Description

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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.

10) A Redbird Christmas: a novel

Author

Flagg, Fannie

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD, CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Large Print

Description

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"Deep in the southernmost part of Alabama, along the banks of a lazy winding river, lies the sleepy little community known as Lost River, a place that time itself seems to have forgotten. After a startling diagnosis from his doctor, Oswald T. Campbell leaves behind the cold and damp of the oncoming Chicago winter to spend what he believes will be his last Christmas in the warm and welcoming town of Lost River. There he meets the postman who delivers...

11) Winter solstice: a novel

Author

Hilderbrand, Elin

Series

Winter Street Inn novels volume 4

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Large Print, Playaway

Description

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"Raise one last glass with the Quinn Family at the Winter Street Inn. It's been too long since the entire Quinn family has been able to celebrate the holidays under the same roof, but that's about to change. With Bart back safe and sound from Afghanistan, the Quinns are preparing for a holiday more joyous than any they've experienced in years. And Bart's safe return isn't the family's only good news: Kevin is enjoying married life with Isabelle; Patrick...

12) Merry and bright: a novel

Author

Macomber, Debbie

Series

Christmas volume 10

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Large Print, Playaway

Description

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"Merry Smith is pretty busy these days. She’s taking care of her family, baking cookies, decorating for the holidays, and hoping to stay out of the crosshairs of her stressed and by-the-book boss at the consulting firm where she temps. Her own social life is the last thing she has in mind, much less a man. Without her knowledge, Merry’s well-meaning mom and brother create an online dating profile for her—minus her photo—and the matches start...