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Christmas Reads

Looking for something seasonal to read this week? Check out these titles!

The Steps by Rachel Cohn

Over Christmas vacation, Annabel goes from her home in Manhattan to visit her father, his new wife, and her half- and step-siblings in Sydney, Australia.


The Christmas Killer by Patricia Windsor


At Christmastime Rose Cleer is having bad dreams while young girls are disappearing.


Birdland by Tracy Mack

Fourteen-year-old, tongue-tied Jed spends Christmas break working on a school project filming a documentary about his East Village, New York City, neighborhood, where he is reminded of his older brother, Zeke, a promising poet who died.


Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle


In three intertwining short stories, several high school couples experience the trials and tribulations along with the joys of romance during a Christmas Eve snowstorm in a small town.


What Child Is This? by Caroline B. Cooney


When seventeen-year-old Matt tries to find a family for an eight-year-old foster child, his attempt backfires and both of them need a Christmas miracle.


Far North by Will Hobbs

After the destruction of their floatplane, sixteen-year-old Gabe and his Dene friend, Raymond, struggle to survive a winter in the wilderness of the Northwest Territories.


Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George


A girl travels east of the sun and west of the moon to free her beloved prince from a magic spell.


Snow in Love by Claire Ray


Jessie Whitman wants to win the costume contest at the Northern Lights Ball and show up snobby Sabrina Hartley, but when she finds out that her boyfriend, Jake, is cheating on her, she has to find another date for the dance.


Hope these help with the holiday boredom! :)
Happy Holidays,
Sti

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