A California Christmas

A California Christmas
Author: Brenda Novak
Publisher: MIRA
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2020-10-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1488058938

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

The Twelve Days of Christmas in California
Author:
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2009
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781402762475

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

California Christmas Trivia
Author: Carole Marsh
Publisher: Gallopade International
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2011-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 063508418X

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

California Christmas
Author: Beverly Lewis
Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1994
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780310433217

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.

Luke's Crazy California Christmas

Luke's Crazy California Christmas
Author: Cindy K. Green
Publisher: Pelican Ventures Book Group
Total Pages: 61
Release: 2015-12-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1611165385

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

Christmas
Author: Bruce David Forbes
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2007-10-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0520933729

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?

California Classic Christmas Trivia

California Classic Christmas Trivia
Author: Carole Marsh
Publisher: Gallopade International
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2005-09
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780635033574

Amazing stories, charming & humorous poetry, seasonal trivia, poignant facts, delicious recipes, festive crafts, and more Christmasy stuff!

'Twas the Night Before Christmas in California

'Twas the Night Before Christmas in California
Author:
Publisher: Night Before Christmas in
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2021-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781728237572

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!

The Stupidest Angel (v2.0)

The Stupidest Angel (v2.0)
Author: Christopher Moore
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2009-10-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0061800325

Now in a special holiday edition, the hilariously deranged tale of Santa, fruitcakes, angels, and Kung fu. . . . “Christopher Moore writes novels that are not only hilarious, but fun to read as well. He is an author at the top of his craft.—Nicholas Sparks ’Twas the night before Christmas . . . and all through Pine Cove, Florida, the creatures were stirring in this wonderfully funny tale that gives the spirit of Christmas a whole new meaning.

Christmas in Silver Springs

Christmas in Silver Springs
Author: Brenda Novak
Publisher: MIRA
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2019-10-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1488035113

Come home to Silver Springs for the holidays, where broken hearts learn to love again…together. So much for forever. When Harper Devlin’s rock star husband ditches her on his way to the top, she takes her two daughters to her sister’s place in Silver Springs for the holidays, hoping family can heal her broken heart. But comfort comes in unexpected places when she crosses paths with local Tobias Richardson. The moment Tobias spots Harper, he recognizes a sadness he knows all too well. After spending thirteen years in prison paying for his regretful past, Tobias is ready to make amends, and maybe helping Harper is the way to do it. But offering her a shoulder to cry on ignites a powerful attraction and a desire neither saw coming. Fearing her reaction, Tobias doesn’t reveal his checkered past. He’s falling hard, and if Harper finds out, he’ll lose her for good, especially because her famous ex is now trying to win her back. Secrets have a way of coming out, but maybe this Christmas will bring Tobias the forgiveness—and the love—he deserves. Don’t miss Brenda Novak’s latest book, When I Found You!