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Christmas Hope volume 1
Lexile Measure
940L
Summary
Robert is a successful attorney who has everything in life -- and nothing at all. Focused on professional achievement and material rewards, Robert is on the brink of losing his marriage. He has lost sight of his wife, Kate, their two daughters, and ultimately himself. Eight year old Nathan has a beloved mother, Maggie, whom he is losing to cancer. But Nathan and his family are building a simple yet full life, and struggling to hold onto every moment...
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Lexile Measure
740L
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Young Nathan Andrews was a child who lost his mother to cancer. Now his deepest wish is to become a doctor. When a stranger named Robert gave him the money to buy his mother a pair of shoes for her last Christmas, both Robert and Nathan learned the deepest lessons of love and giving. Now a medical student in his third year, Nathan realizes there are still things to be learned about faith, blessings, and sacrifice. Lessons he will learn from Meghan...
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Pub. Date
2003
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Already a Christmas classic, The Christmas Shoes is an extraordinary tale based on the remarkably popular song of the same name, and adapted to a made-for-TV movie.
The heartwarming story by NewSong instantly soared to the top of the charts, mesmerizing listeners. Donna VanLiere has captured the hearts of readers everywhere.
The story follows the paths of a man and a boy through one fateful, snowy Christmas. Beautifully
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Christmas Hope volume 3
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Meeting a troubled five-year-old girl during the holiday season, social worker Patricia Addison and her husband, Mark, find themselves working through past sorrows and reevaluating their faith.
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Christmas Hope volume 4
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Taking what he hopes will be his first long-term job, lonely department store security officer Chaz McConnell reaches out to a four-year-old child, while Gloria Bailey, a charity worker who has taken in a single pregnant woman and a cantankerous senior, struggles with ensuing personality clashes.
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Christmas Hope volume 5
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When struggling young single mother Christine Eisley saves the life of an elderly woman working in Wilson's department store, she sets into motion a series of events that will test her strength, loyalty, and determination, all the while setting her on the path to finding true love.
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Christmas Hope volume 6
Pub. Date
2010
Summary
A beautifully illustrated, modern retelling of the Nativity Story.
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Christmas Hope volume 8
Pub. Date
2014.
Summary
"In the small town of Grandon, five very different people discover the true meaning of Christmas. Jennifer and Ryan are both single parents, struggling with their own losses and heartache. Sixteen-year-old Kaylee is faced with a life-changing situation that has affected her whole family. Stephen and Lily are happily married and ready to start a family. All of them are facing their own struggles, and all are finding their way through the dark. When...
10) Evergreen
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Christiansen Family
"An empty nest has Ingrid Christiansen dreading the upcoming holidays but her husband John couldn't be more excited about this new season of life. He even has a surprise trip abroad planned. He's sure she'll love it. What's more romantic than Christmas in Paris? Before he can stop her however Ingrid agrees to spearhead a major church project. Then their faithful dog Butterscotch needs emergency surgery draining their savings. And then because disasters strike in threes an unexpected guest arrives dredging up old hurts. As a beautiful blanket of snow transforms the north woods into a winter wonderland a deep chill settles over John and Ingrid's marriage. With the holidays fast approaching their only hope of keeping their love evergreen depends on turning the page on the past and embracing a new chapter of their future." Provided by publisher
"An empty nest has Ingrid Christiansen dreading the upcoming holidays but her husband John couldn't be more excited about this new season of life. He even has a surprise trip abroad planned. He's sure she'll love it. What's more romantic than Christmas in Paris? Before he can stop her however Ingrid agrees to spearhead a major church project. Then their faithful dog Butterscotch needs emergency surgery draining their savings. And then because disasters strike in threes an unexpected guest arrives dredging up old hurts. As a beautiful blanket of snow transforms the north woods into a winter wonderland a deep chill settles over John and Ingrid's marriage. With the holidays fast approaching their only hope of keeping their love evergreen depends on turning the page on the past and embracing a new chapter of their future." Provided by publisher
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[2014]
Summary
An empty nest has Ingrid Christiansen dreading the upcoming holidays, but her husband, John, couldn't be more excited about this new season of life. He even has a surprise trip abroad planned. He's sure she'll love it. What's more romantic than Christmas in Paris? Before he can stop her, however, Ingrid agrees to spearhead a major church project. Then their faithful dog, Butterscotch, needs emergency surgery, draining their savings. And then-because...
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Christmas Hope volume 9
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"Lauren Gabriel spent many years of her childhood in foster homes, wishing her mother would come back for her and be the family she needs. Now twenty-years-old, she still longs for a place that she can truly call home. Her work as a cashier is unfulfilling, and at Christmas it's unbearable with the songs and carols and chatter of Christmas that she hears throughout the day. When Lauren ends her shift one night, she finds herself driving aimlessly...
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Christmas Hope volume 10
Pub. Date
2018.
Summary
Thirty-two-year-old Amy Denison volunteers at Glory's Place, an after school program where she meets seven-year-old Maddie, a precocious young girl who has spent her childhood in foster care. Unbeknownst to Amy, Maddie is a mini-matchmaker, with her eye on just the right man for Amy at Grandon Elementary School, where she is a student. Amy is hesitant - she's been hurt before, and isn't sure she's ready to lose her heart again - but an unexpected...
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Christmas Hope volume 11
Pub. Date
2020
Summary
"In June 1972, John Creighton determines to build his wife Joan a kitchen table. His largest project to date had been picture frames but he promises to have the table ready for Thanksgiving dinner. Inspired to put something delicious on the table, Joan turns to her mother's recipes she had given to Joan when she and John married. In June 2012, Lauren Mabrey discovers she's pregnant. Gloria, Miriam, and the rest of her friends at Glory's Place begin...