Children of Christmas
stories for the season
by Cynthia Rylant
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Told in the present tense, each story becomes a glimpse of other, often lonely, lives at holiday time. These protagonists are, for the most part, outsiders looking in at more traditional families and their celebrations. One story, for instance, is of Mae, a homeless woman, who walks with her dogs through the pre-Christmas bustle of shoppers, unseen by most. She is sick and can't remember where the sick place is that they once took her to. She almost literally falls into the closed library and there she finds food and solace but not through the direct action of any person but herself.
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Children of Christmas
June 2000, Listening Library
Paperback
in English
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0807273252 9780807273258
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Children of Christmas: Stories for the Season
October 1999, Rebound by Sagebrush
Library binding
in English
0785734686 9780785734680
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Children of Christmas: stories for the season
1987, Orchard Books
in English
0531057062 9780531057063
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"First Scholastic printing, December 2001"--Title page verso.
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