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Countdown to Christmas 2024 Midweek Week 10 - Little Women
Little Women Little Women by Louisa May Alcott is a heartwarming and timeless story about the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—growing up in Civil War-era New England. It’s a tale of family, love, and finding your way in the world, all wrapped up in cozy scenes of sisterhood and growing pains. The story kicks off at Christmas, where the sisters face the challenge of celebrating without many luxuries since their father is away fighting in the war. But their mother, Marmee, encourages them to think of others, so they give their Christmas breakfast to a poor family in...
Countdown to Christmas 2024 Midweek Week 9 - Christmas Bells
Christmas Bells Christmas Bells by Jennifer Chiaverini is a beautiful, heartwarming novel that blends past and present in a way that makes you feel all the Christmas feels. The story is centered around Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s famous poem “Christmas Bells,” which he wrote during a dark time in American history—the Civil War—when he was struggling with personal tragedy and the pain of the nation’s conflict. Christmas Concert The book moves back and forth between Longfellow’s life in the 1860s and the present day, where a choir in Boston is preparing for a Christmas concert featuring the poem set to music....
Countdown to Christmas 2024 Midweek Week 8 - The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson is a hilarious and heartwarming story about what happens when the wildest, most unruly kids in town—the Herdmans—take over the annual Christmas pageant. The Herdman kids, known for their bad behavior and causing chaos wherever they go, somehow end up in all the starring roles for the church’s Nativity play. Spoiler: they've never even heard of the Christmas story! Chaotic Pageant The whole town expects a disaster, especially since the Herdmans aren’t exactly known for being angels. But as the Herdmans learn about the Christmas story for...