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Christmas stories · 5 MIN READ

The Christmas Lighthouse on the Kitchen Table

During a Christmas power cut, Sana's carefully planned celebration falls apart. A model lighthouse helps her find a smaller, more useful kind of light.

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Christmas stories · 5 MIN READ

The Christmas Eve Radio Nobody Was Supposed to Hear

Fifteen-year-old Mara inherits one hour of a nearly forgotten radio station. Her first caller wants to cancel Christmas—and has a reason worth hearing.

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Christmas stories · 5 MIN READ

The Snow Globe That Remembered Summer

Everyone wants snow inside Ada's Christmas snow globe. Instead, it shows a sunlit garden—and a promise her grandfather has nearly forgotten.

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Christmas stories · 5 MIN READ

The Post Office for Lost Christmas Wishes

When an undelivered wish lands in her bicycle basket, Nell discovers a Christmas post office that cannot read an address until someone listens.

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Christmas stories · 4 MIN READ

The Moon's Missing Christmas Mitten

A silver mitten falls into Jun's garden, too large for any hand he knows. Returning it means helping an unlikely visitor finish a very delicate repair.

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Christmas stories · 5 MIN READ

The Christmas Photo That Stayed Private

Liv thinks she has photographed the perfect Christmas moment. Then the person in the picture asks her not to post it, putting her biggest ambition on pause.

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BOOKS BY MR SKETCHBOOK