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In this modern-day fable, workaholic executive Lou Steffen shows an uncharacteristic burst of generosity towards Gabe, a homeless man who always seems to be in two places at once. With Lou's personal and professional fates at important crossroads and Christmas looming, Gabe resorts to some unorthodox methods to show his stubborn patron what truly matters and how precious the gift of time is. But can Gabe help Lou fix what's broken before it's too...
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English
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"Christmas should be celebrated with family, but for Vera Swanson, that's not an option this year. Widowed and recently relocated, she is lonely in her condo-for-one--until little Fiona Albright knocks on her door needing help. With her mother seriously ill and her father out of town Fiona enlists Vera's aid, and when she finds out her new neighbor is a quilter, she has special request--a Christmas quilt for Mama. Vera will have to get a ragtag group...
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Legend has it that the only way to find a unicorn is to know where to look and how to craft a beautiful gift that shows her you are a friend. If you're lucky, she may even take you for a ride!
Unicorns are excellent judges of character. So, gather some natural craft supplies like daisies, sugar cubes, ivy, ferns, apples, grass, and straw, and get ready to find a magical new friend!
If your heart is pure, you just might discover a unicorn out in...
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English
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It's mid-December and for the fifth year, at the Sullivans' lonely brownstone in Harlem, stockings go un-stuffed, tinsel un-strewn, gifts un-bought, mistletoe un-hung, chestnuts un-roasted, carols un-played, cookies un-cooked and a tree un-visible. But this year, a mysterious someone is sending gifts to widower Henry Sullivan and his two children, Will and Ella. These gifts are strange. Noisy. And there's no returning them. First, a small beaked and...
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Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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From the bestselling author of If I Were You comes a nostalgic and endearing holiday story that reminds us that sometimes, the most meaningful gifts are the ones we least expect and don't deserve. Best friends Audrey Barrett and Eve Dawson are looking forward to celebrating Christmas in postwar America, thrilled at the prospect of starting new traditions with their five-year-old sons. But when the Sears Christmas Wish Book arrives and the boys start...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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From Yuyi Morales, comes a delightful alphabet picture book about a Día de los Muertos skeleton who must find the perfect birthday gift (or gifts!)
Yuyi Morales takes us on a new journey with Señor Calvera, the skeleton from Day of the Dead celebrations. Señor Calvera is worried. He can't figure out what to give Grandma Beetle for her birthday. Misunderstanding the advice of Zelmiro the Ghost, Señor Calvera decides not to get her one gift, but...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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It's the last week of school, and Mrs. Hartwell's class is excited to leave for summer vacation. The only problem is that the kids don't want their teacher to miss them while they're gone. Once again Julie Danneberg and Judy Love bring to life the crazy antics of Mrs. Hartwell and her class and show that teachers and students are more alike than different.
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Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Martin Nightingale is no stranger to Cape Light. He spent many happy summers there as a boy. Now he has returned to fulfill the unusual terms of his grandfather's will. In order to collect his inheritance, Martin must spread joy throughout the town with anonymous gifts. A shy man who doesn't make friends easily, Martin is stumped by his new role as Secret Santa. But as a pretty police officer named Louisa Tully shows him, 'A stranger is just a friend...
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Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Light and dark-this is the destiny placed upon Natasha and Clara, the birthright bestowed by their godfather, the mysterious sorcerer Drosselmeyer. Clara, the favorite, grows into beauty and ease, while Natasha is cursed to live in her sister's shadow. But one fateful Christmas Eve, Natasha gets her chance at revenge. For Drosselmeyer has brought the Nutcracker, an enchanted present that offers entry into a deceptively beautiful world: the Kingdom...
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Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First Simon Spotlight hardcover edition.
Language
English
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The trucks speculate about what could be inside a beautifully wrapped gift box.
Everyone in Trucktown wants to know what is inside Kat's beautifully wrapped box. But will she ever take a peek at her mystery gift?
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In this hilarious and heartfelt story, our narrator is invited to a friend's birthday party and wants to get them a truly amazing present. Maybe a dinosaur? Or an apple juice-fuelled jet pack? Or how about a rocket ship to outer space! Unfortunately, our narrator can't quite pull together the perfect birthday present, and time is running out! Maybe the perfect gift doesn't need to be big and flashy after all."--
16) Blood red
Author
Series
Mundy's Landing volume 1
Language
English
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When she receives an anonymous gift that is linked to a century-old string of gruesome unsolved murders--and her own troubled past--Rowan soon discovers that the town's violent history was only the beginning as a twisted killer sets out to make sure everyone pays for their sins--in blood.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Receiving a giant puffy purple coat from his fashionable friend, Beetle, as a birthday gift, Stick Bug unhappily accompanies Beetle all over town before finding the courage to admit that he does not really care for the flashy coat or the attention it brings.
18) Secret Santa
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Katie draws Andrew's name in the first-grade Christmas gift exchange, she decides not to give him a present because he has said mean things about her reindeer sweater.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As Christmas approaches, Lucy is excited about the tree, cookies, stockings, and especially presents but, despite her urging and example, Sparkle is not interested in buying gifts for Lucy.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Abuela and Ni�na's close relationship is tested as both grow older and hard times take away Abuela's dream of buying Ni�na something special, but their love remains the best gift of all.
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