Christmas Book Ideas

A few ideas for Christmas reading...
(click on the titles for more information)


The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
This is a young adult book, but SO funny and with a good Christmas message. A classic.

Shepherds Abiding
Part of Jan Karon's Father Tim series, this is a warm holiday story set in a town of interesting characters. I remember liking it, but I plan to read it again this year to remember why.

Auggie Wren's Christmas Story
I haven't read this one, but it looks intriguing. A line from the Amazon summary: "And an unconventional story it is, involving a lost wallet, a blind woman, and a Christmas dinner. Everything gets turned upside down. What's stealing? What's giving? What's a lie? What's the truth? It's vintage Auster, and pure pleasure: a truly unsentimental but completely affecting tale."

The Christmas Box
I've read this at some point, but don't remember it well. It promises to be "the touching story of a widow and the young family who moves in with her. Together they discover the first gift of Christmas and learn what Christmas is really all about. "

The Christmas Shoes
Haven't read this one either. Might be good, might be hopelessly sentimental, might be both! There's a song containing the same story, and I think it was made into some sort of movie (maybe a made-for-TV-special).

Feel free to choose your own, too, these are just the first ideas that came up when I thought about it and did an internet library search!

December Meeting

OK, after much deliberation, I've decided on a slightly different format for our December meeting. Instead of trying to find a book that is short, uplifting, holiday themed, and perfect for everyone, I'm challenging you to find your own!! Here are the guidelines:
...has a Christmas or holiday theme
...fairly easily available for others to get if they like the sound of it
...something you've re-read RECENTLY, preferrably this year (not one you read in high school and vaguely remember!)

When we meet, we'll give a BRIEF synopsis of the book we read, then explore some common themes of holiday books through our questions. Hopefully a little change will be good! In a separate post, I'll reccommend some books that might fit the bill.

As a sidenote, if you have a favorite children's Christmas book, bring that along too!

Come to my house
Thursday, December 11 7:00 p.m.
Invite a friend!