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Books for Kids of Christmas Past: Historical Stories for Christmas
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De Paola, Tomie An Early American Christmas Summary: The inhabitants of a New England village never make much fuss about Christmas until a new family moves in and celebrates the holiday in a special way. |
 | Howard, Ellen The Log Cabin Christmas Summary: Elviry decides that her family really needs to celebrate Christmas even though it will not be the same since her mother died. |
 | Pinkney, Andrea Davis Mim's Christmas Jam Summary: When Pap goes away to build the New York City subway in 1915, his family sends him Mother's special jam which works magic in returning him home to celebrate Christmas. |
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Wilder, Laura Ingalls Christmas in the Big Woods Summary: A young pioneer girl and her family celebrate Christmas in their cabin in the Wisconsin woods. |
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Porter, Connie Rose Addy's Surprise 1864: a Christmas Story Summary: Addy and her mother forgo their Christmas plans to help the newly freed slaves arriving in Philadelphia during the Civil War. |
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Shaw, Janet Beeler Kirsten's Surprise 1854: a Christmas Story Summary: Kirsten and her family celebrate their first Christmas in their new home on Uncle Olav's farm in mid-nineteenth-century Minnesota. |
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tripp, Valerie Felicity's Surprise 1774: a Christmas Story Summary: Christmas in Colonial Williamsburg means a dancing party at the Governor's Palace for Felicity, but her mother becomes very ill and cannot finish the special blue gown. |
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tripp, Valerie Josefina's Surprise 1824: a Christmas Story Summary: The second Christmas after their mother has died, Josefina and her three sisters find that participating in the traditions of Las Posadas helps keep memories of Mamá alive. |
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tripp, Valerie Kit's Surprise 1934: a Christmas Story Summary: 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. |
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tripp, Valerie Molly's Surprise 1944: a Christmas Story Summary: Even though he is away serving in an English hospital during World War II, Molly's father finds a way to make the family Christmas very special. |
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Schur, Maxine Samantha's Surprise 1904: a Christmas Story Summary: The two weeks before Christmas are filled with activity as Samantha finishes her homemade presents and makes preparations for visiting relatives. |
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Christmas
Stories: adapted from the Little House Books by Laura Ingalls
Wilder Summary: Laura Ingalls and her family celebrate several joyous Christmases on the western frontier. |
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Harvey, Brett My Prairie Christmas Summary: Elenore's first Christmas on the prairie is very different from Christmas back in Maine. Still, Mama has some good ideas--and Elenore experiences a prairie Christmas that she'll never forget. |
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Rylant, Cynthia Silver Packages Summary: Every year at Christmas a rich man rides a train through Appalachia and throws gifts to the poor children who are waiting, in order to repay a debt he owes the people who live there. |
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Wilder, Laura Ingalls A Little House Christmas Summary: A collection of stories which describe the experiences of a pioneer girl and her family as they celebrate various Christmases In the Big Woods in Wisconsin, on the prairie in Indian Territory, and on the banks of Plum Creek. |
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Strand, Keith Grandfather's Christmas Tree Summary: A grandfather tells how the family's Christmas tradition of placing a carved wooden nest with a pair of geese and their babies in the large spruce tree started years ago when his parents first settled in Colorado. |
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Davis, C. L. The Christmas Barn Summary: In 1930, when a snowstorm destroys their home in the Appalachian mountains twelve-year-old Roxie and her family move into the barn and prepare for a very unusual Christmas celebration. |
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Montgomery, L. M. Christmas with Anne: and other Holiday Stories Summary: A collection of Christmas and New Year's tales in addition to chapters about Christmas taken from the Anne of Green Gables books, all of which present the spirit of giving. |
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Christmas in Colonial and Early America |  |
Kalman, Bobbie Victorian Christmas Summary: Describes the elaborate Yuletide customs of the period between 1837 and 1901, when Queen Victoria ruled Britain, and discusses how these customs were adopted and sometimes changed in the United States during the same period. |
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McKissack, Pat Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters Summary: Describes the customs, recipes, poems, and songs used to celebrate Christmas in the big plantation houses and in the slave quarters just before the Civil War. |
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Houston, Gloria The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree Summary: Ruthie and her mother wonder how they will fulfill their obligation of getting the perfect Christmas tree to the town for the holiday celebration, since Papa has left the Appalachian area to go to war. |
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Manson, Ainslie Just Like New Summary: For Sally and her brother Jim, life in Montreal during World War II means fewer books and an odd food shortage, but when the children are asked to bring something from home, something "just like new," to send to children in England, the war becomes more real for Sally. |
Goodall, John S. An Edwardian Christmas Summary: Illustrations without text depict the celebration of Christmas in an English country home at the turn of the century. |
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Bunning Merry Christmas! a History of the Holiday Summary: traces the history and development of the Christmas holiday from ancient pagan festivals to contemporary American celebrations. |