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The Twenty-Four Days Before Christmas
by Madeleine L'Engle
ISBN: 0440401054
ISBN-13: 9780440401056
Format: Paperback
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published date: 1990
Size: 5.25 x 7.75 inches
Weight: 0.15 pounds
Pages: 71
Synopses
Seven-year-old Vicky Austin recounts the events of the twenty-four days before Christmas, as she prepares for her role as an angel in the Christmas Pageant and prays that her mother will not be in the hospital for Christmas having a new baby.
Publisher's Notes
To seven-year-old Vicky Austin, the twenty-four days before Christmas are the most wonderful days of the year. She's going to be an angel in the Christmas Pageant. Best of all, Vicky and her brother John and her little sister Suzy do something special every day to celebrate: they hang twinkling lights, make cookies, and wish very hard for snow.But what if the new baby comes during Christmas and Mother has to go to the hospital? How can they have Christmas without Mother?
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Twenty-Four Days Before Christmas (Dell Young Yearling)
Madeleine L'Engle
Yearling, 1987-12-01. Paperback. Good. We suggest the use of priority shipping, where available. Media mail can take up to three weeks for delivery. We ship every business day. Used books may not contain original publisher materials, ie cd and infotrak ( more information) Offered by textbook recycle (United States)
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