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Sharpe’s Christmas
Sharpe’s Christmas© 2003 Bernard Cornwell104 pages Sharpe’s Christmas collects two stories which do the seemingly impossible, in honoring the Christmas spirit while simultaneously being action-adventure tales starring Richard Sharpe. Sharpe doesn’t lend himself easily to Christmas stories; he is not … Continue reading
Santa and Pete
Santa and Pete: A Novel of Christmas Present and Past© 1998 Christopher Moore and Pamela Johnson176 pages Seven year-old Terrence has no interest in spending his Saturdays keeping his elderly grandfather company while the older man runs his bus route.Who … Continue reading
The Stupidest Angel
The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror© 2004 Christopher Moore288 pages In another Christmas story, Dale Pearson, evil developer, self-absorbed woman hater, and seemingly unredeemable curmudgeon, might by visited in the night by a series of ghosts who, … Continue reading
Top Ten Holiday Books
Ten books to read for the holidays? Well! I don’t know ten Christmas-themed books, so I’ll also tack on a few books I may read during the next month. 1. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens RUN, WESLEY! This story is … Continue reading
Skipping Christmas
Skipping Christmas© 2001 John Grisham227 pages One of my own personal Christmas traditions is to read John Grisham’s Skipping Christmas. It’s a tradition I’ve maintained every year since owning the book, although part of the tradition is not reading all of … Continue reading
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas CarolCharles Dickens For a number of years now, I have made a tradition of watching A Christmas Carol with Patrick Stewart. I do not recall the first time I watched the movie, but it became an instant favorite. … Continue reading
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