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Book Suggestions for the Holidays

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Holiday tales… each one available to request right now!

Skipping Christmas Luther and Nora Krank are fed up with the chaos of Christmas…this year, celebrating seems like too much effort. They decide that just this once, they’ll skip the holidays, and spend their Christmas budget on a Caribbean cruise set to sail on December 25, and happily settle in for a restful holiday season.  But they soon learn that skipping the holidays has consequences they didn’t bargain for…  A modern Christmas classic, Skipping Christmas is a hilarious look at the mayhem and madness that have become ingrained in our holiday tradition.

The Power of Light: Eight Stories for Hanukkah Isaac Bashevis Singer, Nobel Prize- winning author, gives us these eight stories, one for each night of Hanukkah.  Publisher’s Weekly said that this collection “can enrich readers of all faiths, all ages, with its descriptions of the miraculous power of light over evil.” Why not start a tradition in your own family of reading these stories aloud each year?

Christmas Ghosts Can’t get enough ghosts?  If Scrooge’s three ghosts just leave you wanting more hauntings for your holidays, then here are some ghostly tales for you! This collection includes twenty-seven original stories, featuring Mercedes Lackey, John Betancourt, Judith Tarr and other favorites.

It’s Kwanzaa Time! Here’s a Lift-the-Flap book to introduce your littlest ones to this holiday of unity, togetherness, and creativity. For Reading Level ages 4-8.

Santa Baby... Three Christmas tales from three bestselling authors, in one book…Jennifer Crusie‘s shopper grabs the very last hot toy action figure off the shelf, only to find herself plunged into the middle of a real life spy game, in the arms of a sexy secret agent…Lori Foster delivers a steamy office romance of two coworkers with a lot of secrets (and fantasies!) between them planning a Christmas party side by side…Carly Phillips‘ “mistletoe moment” begins when a no-nonsense lawyer intent on seducing her boss meets his twin instead…