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John Grisham’s Skipping Christmas pokes fun at the chaotic side of the holidays that we all know and love. This hilarious novel became a favourite that inspired the movie, Christmas with the Kranks which was released in 2004.

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Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares puts a spin on holiday romance plots. The readers are in good hands as this novel was written by American young adult author David Levithan and Rachel Cohn. It’s sweet and painfully real at times—just the right kind of book we should bury our noses in on a chilly December.

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This giving season, learn the value of sacrifice in O Henry’s classic tale, The Gift of the Magi with illustration by Lisbeth Zwerger. Short but sweet, this story aims to put across one message that many of us may be all too familiar with. 

Despite the harrowing title, PD James’s The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories is a book that you can flip through during Christmas and finish right as the season ends. The author’s short stories are full of mysteries that you may find tempting to unravel. Trust that James, a renowned detective novel writer, will make every story a page-turner.

If you could start over again, what would you do differently? This is the question that Christina Lauren asks in In a Holidaze. The novel is slightly a cross between Groundhog Day and Love Actually which isn’t at all bad especially if you’re looking for an easy, feel-good read that gets you in high spirits just in time for the yuletide season.

Reading a classic on Christmas is always a great idea. Spend your holiday break reading through Clement C Moore’s The Night Before Christmas or a Visit of St. Nicholas. The author’s iconic poem has lived through generations; relive the warmth and joy of the season through this edition featuring illustrations. Whether you read the book alone or read it to your children who are “all snug” in their bed, the experience will always be one of a kind.

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