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A California Christmas

Author : Brenda Novak

Publisher : MIRA

Page : 400 pages

File Size : 39,23 MB

Release : 2020-10-13

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1488058938

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Spend the holidays in Silver Springs, where the greatest gift of all is the love you never expected. Up-and-coming TV anchor Emery Bliss can’t imagine anything more humiliating than the sex tape her ex revenge-posted online. That is, until it causes her to lose her job on top of her self-esteem. Seeking solace—and anonymity—in Silver Springs, Emery isn’t looking to get involved with another man any time soon. But when she’s thrown back into contact with Dallas Turner, she sees something that his many detractors have missed. Being home for the holidays and his adoptive mother’s wedding isn’t where mountain climber Dallas feels most comfortable. Thanks to his troubled childhood, he’d rather be on a rock face alone than trying to connect with people. Emery, however, makes him want to overcome his past…somehow. Both Emery and Dallas had been planning on a quiet, solitary Christmas, but the sparks between them are lighting a fire strong enough to last—possibly forever. Don’t miss Brenda Novak’s latest book, When I Found You!



The Twelve Days of Christmas in California

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Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Page : 40 pages

File Size : 11,31 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 9781402762475

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This holiday book series takes kids on a unique cross-country journey. Through lively, chatty letters home, each of these six books follows a child on a fun visit with a friend or relative over winter vacation. Along the way, the young narrators convey a host of fascinating and kid-friendly facts about what they do and where they go. Full color.



California Christmas Trivia

Author : Carole Marsh

Publisher : Gallopade International

Page : 36 pages

File Size : 12,23 MB

Release : 2011-03-01

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 063508418X

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I spent one winter researching the holiday history, folklore, legend, and more of each and every state,' says Carole marsh. A great coffee-table book or classroom read, this book-in an edition for each U.S. state-shares a wealth of fascinating historical material and trivia about everything from holiday traditions to how we got the Christmas tree, superstitions, and more. From the Yule logs of Maine to snow on the Alamo, you'll love your own state book, but wish you could read them all. Don't forget to send your favorite teacher or grandchild a copy for their state!



California Christmas

Author : Beverly Lewis

Publisher : Zondervan Publishing Company

Page : 148 pages

File Size : 41,66 MB

Release : 1994

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 9780310433217

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When she goes to visit her father in California for Christmas, Holly has to deal with her feelings about the boyfriend she leaves behind in Colorado, her snoopy younger sister, and her new stepmother.



California Christmas Dreams

Author : J. M. Jeffries

Publisher : Kimani Press

Page : 218 pages

File Size : 14,91 MB

Release : 2013-10-22

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0373863292

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California Dreaming... Former child star Meredith Alcott knows life isn't like the movies. But now she has a chance to realize her own Hollywood dream by restoring a run-down amusement park to its former glory before Christmas. Clashing with the owner's arrogant, all-business son wasn't in the job description...even as Jake Walters sweeps her into a romance she never wants to end. As financial adviser to the stars, Jake always has his eye on the bottom line. He doesn't want an outsider anywhere near the legendary institution that's been in his family for generations. Yet Meredith gets top billing when she's hired to revamp his family's park. The bewitching designer challenges him at every turn while arousing a desire that fulfills Jake's wildest fantasies. But sabotage threatens to turn all their passionate hopes to dust. Unless Jake can come up with a loving plan that keeps the magic going past the holidays-and Meredith in his arms forever....



Luke's Crazy California Christmas

Author : Cindy K. Green

Publisher : Pelican Ventures Book Group

Page : 61 pages

File Size : 38,37 MB

Release : 2015-12-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1611165385

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High school senior, Luke Ryan, may have gone all-star in baseball the previous year, but nothing about his current life resembles that famed reputation. With Christmas break on the horizon, he resents the compulsory trip to visit his estranged father in California. Not only is he forced to abandon his mother over the holiday, but his pianist girlfriend, Andrea, also--who seems too preoccupied by her Christmas Eve charity concert to care that they'll be apart.On the way to California, he meets free-spirit Charli who spins his world in a completely different direction. Once in his old stomping grounds, he's forced to face the reality of his sister's death and his parents' divorce. Decisions assail him over his future, his girlfriend, and his home. Is he destined to move back to California to secure a baseball scholarship or does God have another plan for his life?



Christmas

Author : Bruce David Forbes

Publisher : Univ of California Press

Page : 198 pages

File Size : 47,61 MB

Release : 2007-10-10

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0520933729

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Written for everyone who loves and is simultaneously driven crazy by the holiday season, Christmas: A Candid History provides an enlightening, entertaining perspective on how the annual Yuletide celebration got to be what it is today. In a fascinating, concise tour through history, the book tells the story of Christmas—from its pre-Christian roots, through the birth of Jesus, to the holiday's spread across Europe into the Americas and beyond, and to its mind-boggling transformation through modern consumerism. Packed with intriguing stories, based on research into myriad sources, full of insights, the book explores the historical origins of traditions including Santa, the reindeer, gift giving, the Christmas tree, Christmas songs and movies, and more. The book also offers some provocative ideas for reclaiming the joy and meaning of this beloved, yet often frustrating, season amid the pressures of our fast-paced consumer culture. DID YOU KNOW For three centuries Christians did not celebrate Christmas? Puritans in England and New England made Christmas observances illegal? St. Nicholas is an elf in the famous poem "The Night Before Christmas"? President Franklin Roosevelt changed the dateof Thanksgiving in order to lengthen the Christmas shopping season? Coca-Cola helped fashion Santa Claus's look in an advertising campaign?



'Twas the Night Before Christmas in California

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Publisher : Night Before Christmas in

Page : 40 pages

File Size : 41,32 MB

Release : 2021-10

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 9781728237572

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A classic Christmas story featuring all the magic of Santa combined with the magic of your favorite city, state, or country. It's the night before Christmas and you're nestled snug in your bed. Your stocking is hung by the chimney with care--will Santa visit your house? Follow Santa's journey in this magical retelling of a Christmas classic starring the locations and landmarks that make the place where you live special!



It's Christmas, David!

Author : David Shannon

Publisher : Scholastic Inc.

Page : 38 pages

File Size : 11,42 MB

Release : 2016-09-27

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 133813776X

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The bestselling star of No, David! turns Christmas traditions upside down with laugh-aloud humor. Readers of all ages will vividly remember trying to peek at hidden gift packages; writing scrolls of wish lists to Santa; and struggling to behave at formal Christmas dinner parties. Always in the background, we know Santa Claus is watching, soon to decide if David deserves a shiny new fire truck or a lump of coal under the tree. From playing with delicate ornaments to standing in an endlessly long line for Santa, here are common Christmas activities--but with David's naughty trimmings. A surefire hit that is destined to be an annual classic.



ABCs of California

Author : Sandra Magsamen

Publisher : ABCs Regional

Page : 32 pages

File Size : 24,27 MB

Release : 2021

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 9781728243283

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From A to Z, California is an amazing place to be! Children and parents alike will be delighted to see their favorite landmarks and landscapes in a book that is not only educational, but speaks to the heart. The ABCs of California will invite Little One's to explore their home and discover how wonderful their world is!