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A Christmas Carol
Classic Christmas fiction
A Christmas Carol
Book 1 of the Christmas Books series
Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge rejects charity, companionship, and Christmas until the ghost of his former partner warns him that his choices are forging a terrible future. Visits from three spirits carry Scrooge through memories he has hardened himself against, celebrations happening without him, and the consequences awaiting both his household and Tiny Tim. The visions do not excuse his cruelty, but they give him one night in which repentance can still become action. Compact, eerie, and joyful, this Christmas classic belongs by the fire for readers who want ghostly atmosphere, social conscience, second chances, and a transformation measured by generosity rather than sentiment alone.
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Ghosts and frightening supernatural imagery; death and grief, including the anticipated/dependent child's death; severe poverty, hunger and cold; neglected and impoverished children.
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