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5 stars
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Christmas Jars has sold more than half a million copies worldwide and was a New York Times best-selling novel. This beautiful hardcover collector's edition contains the complete text of the bestselling fictional holiday favorite as well as more than twenty true, inspiring stories of people who have experienced the Christmas Jar miracle in their own lives by either giving or receiving an anonymous jar full of coins. Hope Jensen is a young, single woman...
Publisher:
BYU TV
Pub. Date:
[2019]
Language:
English
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Hope is an aspiring reporter who was abandoned by her mother at birth. She's grieving the recent death of her adopted mother when her apartment is burglarized of all her possessions. While reporting the burglary to the police, Hope discovers a jar full of money, labeled "Christmas Jar." Shocked and grateful for this act of kindness, Hope discovers that people all over her hometown of Columbus, Ohio, have been receiving Christmas jars for years...
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Shadow Mountain Publishing
Pub. Date:
2011
Language:
English
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This Christmas, Hope Jensen has a goal to place 1,001 jars of spare change with families in need. Her Christmas Jars ministry-headquartered in the famous Chuck's Chicken 'n' Biscuits diner-is the same place Hope was discovered as a newborn and the same place she was reunited with her birthmother. Helping her reach her goal is an assortment of helpful friends and family, including Clark Maxwell. Romance has never been Hope's strong suit, but there...
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English
Average Rating:
3 stars
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Rumour has it that "Lunatic Larry" Jaeger is in the red--an idea that takes a sinister turn when Hannah discovers the man himself dead as a doornail in his own office. It seems quite a few people would have liked to fill Larry's stocking with coal and then bash him with it. With so many suspects to investigate and the twelve days of Christmas ticking away, Hannah's running out of time to nab a murderous Scrooge who doesn't want her to see the New...
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Hannah Swensen mystery volume 23
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:
It's Christmas many years ago, and topping young Hannah Swensen's wish list is becoming the go-to baker in Lake Eden, Minnesota. But as Hannah finds out, revisiting holiday memories can be murder . . . With her dream of opening The Cookie Jar taking shape, Hannah's life matches the hectic December hustle and bustle in Lake Eden--especially when she agrees to help recreate a spectacular Christmas Ball from the past in honor of Essie Granger, an elderly...
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English
Average Rating:
2.3 stars
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While Hannah speeds through a lengthy holiday checklist, drama in town grows like Santa's waistline on Christmas Eve. Her sister Andrea wants to stave off the blues by helping out at The Cookie Jar, Michele's love life is becoming complicated, Lisa needs Hannah's advice, and Delores has a Christmas secret she's not willing to share. But nothing dampens the holiday mood more than the chilling mystery surrounding the man found near death in an abandoned...
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Hannah Swensen mystery volume 20
Language:
English
Average Rating:
1 stars
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CHRISTMAS CARAMEL MURDER: The town's production of A Christmas Carol turns deadly. CHRISTMAS CAKE MURDER: Hannah agrees to help with a fancy Christmas Ball in honor of a local resident, who has a talent for crime fiction that bleeds into real life.
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Pub. Date:
2016
Language:
English
Average Rating:
2 stars
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The holidays have arrived, and Hannah and her good pal Lisa have agreed to provide all the goodies for the town's annual production of A Christmas Carol. But before anyone can say "Bah, humbug!" a Santa-sized sackful of trouble ensues. Like the fact that Lisa's husband will be playing Mr. Claus to his ex-girlfriend Phyllis Bates' Mrs. Claus. Or that before the curtains even go up Phyllis is found dead in the snow - wearing a costume that the real...
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Publisher:
Kensington
Pub. Date:
2011
Language:
English
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The holidays are the icing on the cake for bakery owner Hannah Swensen. Surrounded by her loved ones, she has all the ingredients for a perfect Christmas—until murder is added to the mix. . . When it comes to holidays, Minnesotans rise to the occasion—and the little town of Lake Eden is baking up a storm with Hannah leading the way. The annual Christmas Buffet is the final test of the recipes Hannah has collected for the Lake Eden Holiday...
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She stooped once more to pick up something which had fallen out when the cover was jarred open. It was a pink papier-mâché angel, such as are often hung from the top of Christmas trees as a crowning symbol. Norah stood holding it between thumb and finger, staring amazedly. Who would think to find such a bit of frivolity in the house of Miss Terry! The Christmas Angel is a stirring reminder of what really matters at Christmas and throughout the year....
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English
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"After her mother's death Sara Murray learns that her maternal grandparents are Amish, living in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Making the trip to meet them, she is shocked to learn someone else has been pretending to be Sara. Tired of the secrets and deceit that seem to follow her, Sara has trouble building new relationships. She meets Brad Fuller who is visiting her grandparents during Christmas, and likes him a lot, but even he seems to pull away...
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Publisher:
Stackpole Books
Pub. Date:
2014
Language:
English
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Creative ideas for 27 decorative Christmas items made from natural materials and found objects. Create unique handmade Christmas decor and gifts with a simple, rustic look. Transform pinecones, scrap wood, seeds, nuts, fabric, old jars and bottles, twigs, paper bags, and other easy-to-find materials into beautiful decorations. Projects include wreaths, candleholders, ornaments, miniature santas, Christmas trees, centerpieces, and more.
17. Oscar & Lucinda
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1020L
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English
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Oscar Hopkins is a high-strung preacher's kid with hydrophobia and noisy knees. Lucinda Leplastrier is a frizzy-haired heiress who impulsively buys a glass factory with the inheritance forced on her by a well-intentioned adviser. In the early parts of this lushly written book, author Peter Carey renders the seminal turning points in his protagonists' childhoods as exquisite 19th-century set pieces. Young Oscar, denied the heavenly fruit of a Christmas...
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An 80-year-old woman and 9-year-old girl both have cancer and develop a unique friendship as the elder woman passes on the tradition of 12 days of giving to the younger and we see the benefits of giving not just to the family in need but in finding like-minded givers who enrich our lives. For Marva Ferguson, Christmas is a whirlwind season of joyous activity, and this season, she has a special bit of holiday magic in her apron pocket especially for...
19. Adventurous Ali
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Publisher:
Jolley Chronicles
Language:
English
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The Yetis are sick! Alison Liv Isner's latest adventure couldn't come at a better time. It's nearly Christmas, and she's missing her mom more than ever. She's been studying her mom's journal just like Chicaletta-such a wise monkey-told her to, so she'd be prepared. Although, as Ali finishes the book, she realizes not all expeditions are fully mapped out and there's a lot left to chance. In her past three adventures, she's already encountered countless...
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Publisher:
Joanne Demaio
Pub. Date:
[2019]
Language:
English
Description:
"Harry Dane lives an ordinary life. From his days working alongside his father at a New England general store, to Harry's endearing and heartbreaking relationships, to sudden snowstorms, to quirky fiascos of found kittens and spilled jam jars, always ... always there is a curious constant. Through it all, each and every winter, a Christmas card arrives at Harry's Craftsman bungalow from a mysterious woman named Sadie Welles. And when the two of them...