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The entire family will rejoice at this whimsical story of the first child to ever be gifted a Christmas present! A perfect read-aloud this holiday season. From the author of A Boy Called Christmas–now a Netflix movie starring Kristen Wiig, Maggie Smith and Henry Lawfull!
Amelia Wishart was the first child ever to receive a Christmas present. It was her Christmas spirit that gave Santa the extra boost of magic he needed to make his first trip around the world. But now Amelia is in trouble.
When her mother falls ill, she is sent to the workhouse to toil under cruel Mr. Creeper. For a whole year, Amelia scrubs the floors and eats watery gruel, without a whiff of kindness to keep her going. It’s not long before her hope begins to drain away.
Meanwhile, up at the North Pole, magic levels dip dangerously low as Christmas approaches, and Santa knows that something is gravely wrong. With the help of his trusty reindeer, a curious cat, and Charles Dickens, he sets out to find Amelia, the only girl who might be able to save Christmas. But first Amelia must learn to believe again. . . .
“If somewhere in the afterlife Roald Dahl met Charles Dickens and they cooked up a new Christmas tale, it couldn’t have much on this fleet, verbally rambunctious, heart-stealing follow-up to A Boy Called Christmas.” —The New York Times
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Publisher : Yearling; Illustrated edition (October 16, 2018)
Language : English
Paperback : 320 pages
ISBN-10 : 1524700479
ISBN-13 : 978-1524700478
Reading age : 8 – 12 years
Lexile measure : 640L
Grade level : 3 – 7
Item Weight : 14.4 ounces
Dimensions : 5.19 x 0.73 x 7.56 inches
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Customers find the book to be a pleasure to read and a great adventure story. They appreciate the wonderful illustrations and black-and-white line drawings that enhance the text. Readers also mention the writing quality is very well-written and easy for middle schoolers.
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