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On Christmas Eve
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- Condition
- Release Year
- 2006
- ISBN
- 9780439745888
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- On Christmas Eve
- Publisher
- Scholastic, Incorporated
- Genre
- Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction
- Topic
- Fantasy & Magic, Holidays & Celebrations / Christmas & Advent, Art / Techniques, General, Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries, Social Themes / Friendship
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A heartfelt gift for every family, sure to be shared over and over each year. Eight-year-old Tess is convinced this is the year she will finally meet Santa, and experience "the Christmas magic." She also wishes with all her heart that her best friend's ill father will recover. Tess' faith in the season results in a Christmas Eve so wondrous, so sparkling, readers won't be able to help but feel transformed. Like trimming the tree and "It's a Wonderful Life"; baking cookies and "White Christmas," ON CHRISTMAS EVE is sure to bring new holiday magic to readers' lives.
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Publisher
Scholastic, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0439745888
ISBN-13
9780439745888
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52765823
Product Key Features
Book Title
On Christmas Eve
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Fantasy & Magic, Holidays & Celebrations / Christmas & Advent, Art / Techniques, General, Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries, Social Themes / Friendship
Publication Year
2006
Genre
Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction
Dimensions
Item Length
7.8in.
Item Height
0.7in.
Item Width
5.8in.
Item Weight
9.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience, Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Ages 2-3, under 2 Years
LCCN
2006-005880
Age Range
7-10
Lc Classification Number
Pz7.M3567585on 2006
Grade from
Second Grade
Grade to
Fifth Grade
Reviews
Booklist. Gr. 3-5. Even though Tess is eight, she still believes in Santa, and she's particularly anxious to see him this year because she has a special request. Her friend Sarah's father is ill with cancer, and Tess thinks Santa will work his magic to save him. Set in 1958, this story harkens back to a simpler time and captures the magic of belief. It is at its best when Tess (who sounds older than eight) describes her small town life, punctuated bythe activity of the holidays and the sadness Sarah is going through. Effective also are Sarah's musings about the mystical. But when Santa actually appears, the mix of the everyday and the supernatural seems strained. The story also moves in fits and starts: the first two-thirds of the book are expansive, but the rest seems cramped with a whole year's events. Yet despite problems wit plotting and pacing, Martin's writing can be mesmerizing, reaching out to readers and bringing them close. There are difficult as well as lovely things to think about here. --Ilene Cooper PW Martin (A Corner of the Universe ) captures the essence of holiday magic, hope and disappointment in this poignant story set in the 1950s. Third-grader Tess McAlister is determined to meet the "real" Santa Claus ("not a department store Santa in a faded suit with a limp beard"). She wants to tell him an important message about what her best friend, Sarah, needs for Christmas: for Sarah's father, who has cancer, to get well. Although Tess's older sister can think of several reasons why Santa cannot possibly exist, Tess retains her faith and on Christmas Eve indeed witnesses miraculous events shortly after midnight. Without becoming overly sentimental, the author evokes the true Christmas spirit through her endearing narrator's efforts to keep hope alive. Offering a mix of sad and joyous events, this book will touch the hearts of believers and nonbelievers alike. Ages 9-12.(Oct Kirkus Christmas stories tend to be sentimental, and this one is no exception. Martin trims her "I-believe-in- Santa" tale with garlands of an unselfish wish, a friend's ill father and faith in the season. Third-grader Tess is convinced that this year (1938) she will meet the real Santa and experience "the Christmas magic." Instead of leaving him cookies, she buys him a gift of a snow globe and wishes that her best-friend Sarah's father could be home from the hospital for the holiday. Nostalgic and tender, by next Christmas Tess has come to realize that some gifts are not exactly the ones you ask for. This old-fashioned, Norman Rockwell image of a family Christmas reflects the time period, but who is the audience? Will today's eight- and nineyear- olds accept Tess's belief in Santa? The title, the appealing cover of the snow globe and Martin's name will sell this sentimental sleigh ride-most likely to grandparents. (Fiction. 8-10), Booklist. Gr. 3--5. Even though Tess is eight, she still believes in Santa, and she's particularly anxious to see him this year because she has a special request. Her friend Sarah's father is ill with cancer, and Tess thinks Santa will work his magic to save him. Set in 1958, this story harkens back to a simpler time and captures the magic of belief. It is at its best when Tess (who sounds older than eight) describes her small town life, punctuated bythe activity of the holidays and the sadness Sarah is going through. Effective also are Sarah's musings about the mystical. But when Santa actually appears, the mix of the everyday and the supernatural seems strained. The story also moves in fits and starts: the first two-thirds of the book are expansive, but the rest seems cramped with a whole year's events. Yet despite problems wit plotting and pacing, Martin's writing can be mesmerizing, reaching out to readers and bringing them close. There are difficult as well as lovely things to think about here. ----Ilene Cooper PW Martin (A Corner of the Universe ) captures the essence of holiday magic, hope and disappointment in this poignant story set in the 1950s. Third-grader Tess McAlister is determined to meet the "real" Santa Claus ("not a department store Santa in a faded suit with a limp beard"). She wants to tell him an important message about what her best friend, Sarah, needs for Christmas: for Sarah's father, who has cancer, to get well. Although Tess's older sister can think of several reasons why Santa cannot possibly exist, Tess retains her faith and on Christmas Eve indeed witnesses miraculous events shortly after midnight. Without becoming overly sentimental, the author evokes the true Christmas spirit through her endearing narrator's efforts to keep hope alive. Offering a mix of sad and joyous events, this book will touch the hearts of believers and nonbelievers alike. Ages 9-12.(Oct Kirkus Christmas stories tend to be sentimental, and this one is no exception. Martin trims her I-believe-in- Santa" tale with garlands of an unselfish wish, a friend's ill father and faith in the season. Third-grader Tess is convinced that this year (1938) she will meet the real Santa and experience the Christmas magic." Instead of leaving him cookies, she buys him a gift of a snow globe and wishes that her best-friend Sarah's father could be home from the hospital for the holiday. Nostalgic and tender, by next Christmas Tess has come to realize that some gifts are not exactly the ones you ask for. This old-fashioned, Norman Rockwell image of a family Christmas reflects the time period, but who is the audience? Will today's eight- and nineyear- olds accept Tess's belief in Santa? The title, the appealing cover of the snow globe and Martin's name will sell this sentimental sleigh ride--most likely to grandparents. (Fiction. 8-10), Booklist. Gr. 3¿. Even though Tess is eight, she still believes in Santa, and she's particularly anxious to see him this year because she has a special request. Her friend Sarah's father is ill with cancer, and Tess thinks Santa will work his magic to save him. Set in 1958, this story harkens back to a simpler time and captures the magic of belief. It is at its best when Tess (who sounds older than eight) describes her small town life, punctuated bythe activity of the holidays and the sadness Sarah is going through. Effective also are Sarah's musings about the mystical. But when Santa actually appears, the mix of the everyday and the supernatural seems strained. The story also moves in fits and starts: the first two-thirds of the book are expansive, but the rest seems cramped with a whole year's events. Yet despite problems wit plotting and pacing, Martin's writing can be mesmerizing, reaching out to readers and bringing them close. There are difficult as well as lovely things to think about here. --Ilene Cooper PW Martin (A Corner of the Universe ) captures the essence of holiday magic, hope and disappointment in this poignant story set in the 1950s. Third-grader Tess McAlister is determined to meet the "real" Santa Claus ("not a department store Santa in a faded suit with a limp beard"). She wants to tell him an important message about what her best friend, Sarah, needs for Christmas: for Sarah's father, who has cancer, to get well. Although Tess's older sister can think of several reasons why Santa cannot possibly exist, Tess retains her faith and on Christmas Eve indeed witnesses miraculous events shortly after midnight. Without becoming overly sentimental, the author evokes the true Christmas spirit through her endearing narrator's efforts to keep hope alive. Offering a mix of sad and joyous events, this book will touch the hearts of believers and nonbelievers alike. Ages 9-12.(Oct Kirkus Christmas stories tend to be sentimental, and this one is no exception. Martin trims her "I-believe-in- Santa" tale with garlands of an unselfish wish, a friend's ill father and faith in the season. Third-grader Tess is convinced that this year (1938) she will meet the real Santa and experience "the Christmas magic." Instead of leaving him cookies, she buys him a gift of a snow globe and wishes that her best-friend Sarah's father could be home from the hospital for the holiday. Nostalgic and tender, by next Christmas Tess has come to realize that some gifts are not exactly the ones you ask for. This old-fashioned, Norman Rockwell image of a family Christmas reflects the time period, but who is the audience? Will today's eight- and nineyear- olds accept Tess's belief in Santa? The title, the appealing cover of the snow globe and Martin's name will sell this sentimental sleigh ride-most likely to grandparents. (Fiction. 8-10)
Illustrated by
Muth, Jon J., Sheban, Chris
Copyright Date
2006
Dewey Decimal
[Fic]
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Number of Pages
160 Pages
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