Although she is a sickly child, Carol Bird manages to make a decent Christmas for a poor family.

"Greg Heffley is in big trouble. School property has been damaged, and Greg is the prime suspect. But the crazy thing is, he's innocent. Or at least sort of. The authorities are closing in, but when a surprise blizzard hits, the Heffley family is trapped indoors. Greg knows that when the snow melts he's going to have to face the music, but could any punishment be worse that being stuck inside with your family for the holidays?"--P. [4] of cover.

Dr. Chris Ringle, a pediatric oncologist, enlists the help of greedy Molar Alan and his brother, Aaron, to work at the children's ward during the holidays, and each boy learns the true meaning of Christmas from the sick children they befriend.

When ten-year-old Jake's widowed mother breaks her leg just before Christmas while her sister and best friend are both away, a grandfather Jake barely remembers must come to Baltimore, Maryland, to help a neighbor take care of him.

Geronimo Stilton, editor of "The Rodent's Gazette," is looking forward to celebrating Christmas with his nephew, until a series of unfortunate mishaps brings about a change in his plans.

Four girls continue their mother-daughter book club, reading Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol," but from unexpected blizzards to a sledding disaster, nothing goes as planned.

Sarah Lindeman celebrates one last Christmas in order to give her special song and the message behind it to Beth, a young nurse who is close to losing everything.

In 1932, Kit faces a very different Christmas because of her family's financial problems and allows her pride to estrange her from her best friend.

Christmas has come, and with it a sparkling white winterfrost over the countryside. But twelve-year-old Bettina's parents have been called away unexpectedly, leaving her in charge of the house, the farm, and baby Pia. In all the confusion, Bettina's family neglects to set out the traditional bowl of Christmas rice pudding for the tiny nisse who are rumored to look after the family and their livestock. No one besides her grandfather ever believed the...

"Ages 7 and up"--Cover p. [4].Addy and her mother forgo their Christmas plans to help the newly freed slaves arriving in Philadelphia during the Civil War. "Early Chapter Books" collection--look for orange spine label.