Christmas-Break Reading

Cozy up in your favorite chair with a good book.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens. A classic tale that’s helped shape the way we celebrate Christmas, Dickens wrote the novel in

1843 after seeing the atrocities of child labor in 19th-century England. The story remains a cornerstone of Christmas around the world. This edition published by Puffin Books, ©2014; penguinrandomhouse.com.

SKIPPING CHRISTMAS by John Grisham. A humorous, heartwarming tale of an empty-nester couple who decides not to celebrate Christmas one year but go on a cruise instead. You may also be familiar with the 2004 film adaptation, Christmas with the Kranks. This edition published by Anchor, ©2011; penguinrandomhouse.com.

COMFORT & JOY by Kristin Hannah. Written by the author of the well-known World War II novel The Nightingale, this charming romance is about a woman who finds herself at a crossroads during the holidays. An unexpected plane crash gives her the opportunity to walk away from her life and see what happens. Published by Ballantine Books, ©2006; randomhousebooks.com.

THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE by C.S. Lewis. A children’s novel full of fantastic magic and deep truths, this is a winter (but never Christmas) classic that you can enjoy reading yourself or aloud with your kids and grandkids by the fire. This edition published by Harper Collins, ©2000; harpercollins.com.

THE SNOW CHILD by Eowyn Ivey. This novel is about homesteading during the hard winters of Alaska in the early 1900s, with a little magic. When a childless couple builds a child out of snow during a moment of levity, they’re surprised the next morning when it’s gone—but a real child steps out from between the trees. Published by Reagan Arthur Books, ©2012; hachettebookgroup.com.