very prolific <\/a>\u2014 and I\u2019ve found only a few books of hers that I don\u2019t like.<\/p>\nThis book appears to be out of print, so you\u2019ll\u00a0 probably want to buy one of the used copies to avoid the crazy prices (please note, the cover I show is just one possible edition!\u00a0 I\u2019ve been careless before, and ended up ordering something I wasn\u2019t expecting on Amazon) \u2014 but you won\u2019t regret adding this one to your library.\u00a0 Paterson is a great teacher of love in action, something kids (and everyone) desperately need to learn about.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Back to the books!\u00a0 Today\u2019s pick is a collection of very short stories for older elementary school kids to adults: \u00a0 \u00a0 Angels and Other Strangers:\u00a0 Family Christmas Stories by Katherine Paterson \u00a0 These stories all center around Christmas, and they all seem like they\u2019re going to cross the line and get maudlin . . […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1533,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-8339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-50-books-till-christmas"],"yoast_head":"\n
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