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Author: Alice Parker
Publisher:
Published: 1986-10
Total Pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780590333726
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Get Along Gang's plans for a Christmas pageant go awry when their presents for needy children disappear.
Author: Alane Adams
Publisher: SparkPress
Published: 2017-11-07
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 194071687X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →It’s winter in Girard, Pennsylvania and the pond is completely frozen over—ready for a young boy to go skating!—but Georgie’s ice skates are too small. All Georgie wants for Christmas is a new pair of skates. But times are tough in 1920s Pennsylvania, and he gets the disappointing news Santa might not come this year. Follow Georgie as he decides to take matters into his own hands—and discovers what Christmas is all about. The Santa Thief is a heartwarming tale of boyhood set in 1920s Pennsylvania for children ages 4–8.
Author: Carol Lynn Pearson
Publisher: Gold Leaf Press (WA)
Published: 1995-12
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13: 9781882723232
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Love your enemies ... even when they steal your nativity scene.Carol Lynn Pearson, author of A Stranger for Christmas, offers another holiday treat for the whole family in A Christmas Thief.Brian Baumgartner was his name, but for years Megan Evans had called him the Bum. Ever since second grade, when he threw her sweater in the nearby creek and put a dead mouse on her porch, she had hated him.When the nativity set that has been part of the Evans family's Christmas traditions for years, is stolen, Megan is certain that the Bum is the culprit, and she is determined to see justice served. What ensues is part mystery, part Christmas story, and part magic as Megan discovers that the biggest challenge to loving your enemies can be just getting to know them.
Author: Willa Cather
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published: 2021-11
Total Pages: 21
ISBN-13: 1496229509
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Burglar's Christmas was originally published near the beginning of Willa Cather's writing career in 1896 under the pseudonym of Elizabeth L. Seymour. The story follows William Crawford on the cold streets of Chicago as he contemplates the multiple failures plaguing his life, including his time at college and careers in journalism, real estate, and performing. Distraught, he tries one more role: thief. Attempting to burgle a residence and caught in the act by the lady of the house, William must come to terms with the choices that led him to that moment. Cather provides a heartwarming short story of redemption and love at Christmas, a timely reminder that kindness is in everyone, just waiting to be uncovered.
Author: Mary Higgins Clark
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2009-10-27
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 1439173079
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Lottery winner-turned-amateur sleuth Alvirah Meehan joins with private detective Regan Reilly to track down the ninety-foot tree, destined for display in Rockefeller Center, that vanished en route to the city.
Author: Mary Higgins Clark
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2009-11-03
Total Pages: 434
ISBN-13: 1439175675
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The first omnibus of Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark's bestsellingcollaborative Christmas mysteries.
Author: Markus Zusak
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 2007-12-18
Total Pages: 578
ISBN-13: 0307433846
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times. When Death has a story to tell, you listen. It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement. In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time. “The kind of book that can be life-changing.” —The New York Times “Deserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.” —USA Today DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF.
Author: Nicole Burnham
Publisher: Nicole Burnham
Published: 2015-10-27
Total Pages: 134
ISBN-13: 194182806X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A Royal Scandals Christmas Novella ** National Readers' Choice Award Finalist ** Security chief Umberto Niro has dedicated his life to a single mission: defending the Barrali royal family from all threats, both internal and external. When he detects an intruder deep inside the palace, capture is swift and certain. Then he discovers the thief is his former co-worker—and ex-girlfriend—Sara Angeletti, and he suspects there’s more to the Christmas break-in than meets the eye. Umberto turned his back on Sara years ago, but she hasn’t forgotten the depth of passion they once shared. When he hauls her into his office in handcuffs, she uses that attraction to her advantage. She’s playing with fire, but Sara’s on a mission of her own…. Can they survive the holiday…and each other? The ROYAL SCANDALS Series: - Christmas With a Prince (novella) - Scandal With a Prince - Honeymoon With a Prince - Christmas on the Royal Yacht (novella) - Slow Tango With a Prince - The Royal Bastard - Christmas With a Palace Thief (novella) - The Wicked Prince - One Man's Princess BONUS READ: - A Royal Scandals Wedding, for newsletter subscribers “An addictive series, full of heart and romance and endings that give a happy sigh.” - New York Times bestselling author Emily March “Modern fairy tales with perfect happily ever afters.” - New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd READER INTERESTS: holiday romance novella, Christmas romance, second chance, reunion romance, family saga, security guard hero, international romance, workplace romance, happy ever after, HEA, complete story novella, royal household, modern royalty, family saga, romance series, international romance, standalone novella
Author: Raymond Arroyo
Publisher: Sophia
Published: 2020-08-15
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9781644132388
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Holy Family is set upon by roadside thieves when Jesus is a boy. The leader of the gang is the Bad Thief; among them is a young Dismas, the Good Thief. Remembering his own mother and family, Dismas is moved with compassion and persuades the leader to let them go. While on the cross many years later, Dismas is caught in the entrancing gaze of Mother Mary from down below, and suddenly realizes that the man next to him was the captivating boy from that fateful day long ago. He asks Jesus for forgiveness. Knowing exactly who he is, Jesus forgives him and assures him of Paradise that very day.
Author: Eldritch Black
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2016-11-17
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9781540326942
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Krampus Night is coming, bringing dark fairy tales, waking legends and a magical battle for the heart of Christmas.. Even though Gabrielle Greene has only been in her Uncle's strange alpine village for a few weeks, she's already been tagged as the worst girl who ever lived. And she doesn't know it yet, but she's leaped straight to the top of Krampus's list. Krampus, the mysterious sinister Winter King, and warden of Christmas who comes calling once a year seeking wicked children to haul back to his realm. When Gabrielle's younger brother vanishes she sets out in search of him, but soon finds herself hurtling into a shadowy otherworld. A place of terrible trolls, murky forests, coal-black mountains, Christmas charms and fearsome beasts. Can Gabrielle rescue her brother from the fiendish Krampus? Will she become The Thief of Christmas? The clock is ticking as Gabrielle discovers her decisions have created terrible consequences, consequences that must be faced if Christmas is to be saved. Krampus & The Thief of Christmas is a magical adventure of spine-tingling thrills, yuletide fun and festive delights. Get your copy today!
