Christmas Letters
(Adobe EPUB eBook, OverDrive Read)
Katherine O'Connor often spends her days at a cozy café on Blossom Street in Seattle--where she writes Christmas letters for other people. She's good at making their everyday lives sound more interesting. More humorous. More dramatic.
But for Dr. Wynn Jeffries, who also frequents the café, Christmas means lies and deception. In fact, the renowned child psychologist recommends that parents "bury Santa under the sleigh." Katherine, however, feels that his parenting philosophy is one big mistake--at least, based on her five-year-old twin nieces, who are being raised according to his "Free Child" methods.
She argues with Wynn about his theories, while he argues that her letters are nothing but lies. They disagree about practically everything--and yet, somehow, they don't really want to stop arguing.
As the days--and nights--move closer to Christmas, Katherine and Wynn both discover that love means accepting your differences. And Christmas is about the things you share....
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
DEBBIE MACOMBER. (2006). Christmas Letters. MIRA Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)DEBBIE MACOMBER. 2006. Christmas Letters. MIRA Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)DEBBIE MACOMBER, Christmas Letters. MIRA Books, 2006.
MLA Citation (style guide)DEBBIE MACOMBER. Christmas Letters. MIRA Books, 2006.
| Library | Owned | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Digital Collection | 3 | 3 |
OverDrive Product Record
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1071-1/{B7EA4223-C37D-4910-B668-23726653A3E8}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1071-1/{B7EA4223-C37D-4910-B668-23726653A3E8}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/1071-1/B7E/A42/23/{B7EA4223-C37D-4910-B668-23726653A3E8}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/1071-1/B7E/A42/23/{B7EA4223-C37D-4910-B668-23726653A3E8}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- formats
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781552546338
- name: Adobe EPUB eBook
- id: ebook-epub-adobe
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781552546338
- name: OverDrive Read
- id: ebook-overdrive
- identifiers:
- otherFormatIdentifiers
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780778323495
- mediaType
- eBook
- primaryCreator
- role: Author
- name: DEBBIE MACOMBER
- title
- Christmas Letters
- dateAdded
- 2013-12-13T11:47:00-05:00
- contentDetails
- href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=141&titleID=110635
- type: text/html
- account:
- name: Sacramento Public Library (CA)
- id: 1151
- sortTitle
- Christmas Letters
- crossRefId
- 110635
- id
- b7ea4223-c37d-4910-b668-23726653a3e8
- starRating
- 3.9
OverDrive MetaData
- isPublicDomain
- False
- formats
- fileName: ChristmasLetters_9781552546338_110635
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 422129
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781552546338
- rights:
- type: Copying
- value: 0
- type: Printing
- value: 0
- type: Lending
- value: 0
- type: ReadAloud
- value: 0
- type: ExpirationRights
- value: 0
- name: Adobe EPUB eBook
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-epub-adobe
- onSaleDate: 10/1/2006
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=B7EA4223-C37D-4910-B668-23726653A3E8&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- fileName: ChristmasLetters_9781552546338_110635
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 0
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781552546338
- name: OverDrive Read
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-overdrive
- onSaleDate: 10/1/2006
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=B7EA4223-C37D-4910-B668-23726653A3E8&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- keywords
- value: romance
- creators
- role: Author
- fileAs: MACOMBER, DEBBIE
- bioText: Debbie Macomber is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and a leading voice in women's fiction worldwide. Her work has appeared on every major bestseller list, with more than 170 million copies in print, and she is a multiple award winner. The Hallmark Channel based a television series on Debbie's popular Cedar Cove books. For more information, visit her website, www.debbiemacomber.com.
- name: DEBBIE MACOMBER
- imprint
- MIRA
- publishDate
- 2006-10-01T00:00:00-04:00
- isOwnedByCollections
- True
- title
- Christmas Letters
- fullDescription
Katherine O'Connor often spends her days at a cozy café on Blossom Street in Seattle--where she writes Christmas letters for other people. She's good at making their everyday lives sound more interesting. More humorous. More dramatic.
But for Dr. Wynn Jeffries, who also frequents the café, Christmas means lies and deception. In fact, the renowned child psychologist recommends that parents "bury Santa under the sleigh." Katherine, however, feels that his parenting philosophy is one big mistake--at least, based on her five-year-old twin nieces, who are being raised according to his "Free Child" methods.
She argues with Wynn about his theories, while he argues that her letters are nothing but lies. They disagree about practically everything--and yet, somehow, they don't really want to stop arguing.
As the days--and nights--move closer to Christmas, Katherine and Wynn both discover that love means accepting your differences. And Christmas is about the things you share....
- reviews
- premium: False
- source: Publishers Weekly
- content: "Macomber's latest is a fine companion to a glass of eggnog"
- premium: False
- source: Romantic Times
- content: "Four Stars!"
- premium: True
- source:
- content:
September 4, 2006
Katherine O'Connor, a Seattle medical transcriptionist, has a booming sideline business, writing other people's Christmas letters. A run-in with Dr. Wynn Jeffries, however,ruins her holiday cheer. Katherine's sister is a devotee of Jeffries's Free Child movement, advocating "no boundaries for kids," a technique that has turned Katherine's into terrors. Jeffries just happens to live in Katherine's building, and their debate over parenting technique turns predictably, if perplexingly, to lust. Sticky with sentimentality, Macomber's latest is a fine companion to a glass of eggnog, but don't expect sustenance.
- premium: True
- source:
- content:
October 15, 2006
Returning to her beloved Blossom Street, Macomber treats readers to a funny, touching tale that takes a bachelor child psychologist with free-thinking child-rearing ideas and an outspoken heroine with twin nieces who thinks his ideas are just plain nuts, sends them on a blind date they can't refuse, and lets the romanceand the inevitable fireworksbegin. A newly psychic neighbor adds a whimsical touch to this charmer that overflows with holiday warmth and puts a new twist on the classic Christmas letter. Best-selling author Macomber, a Quill Award winner, lives in Port Orchard, WA.Copyright 2006 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
- premium: True
- source:
- content:
October 15, 2006
Similar in format to " Keys to the Imagination" [BKL F 1 06], a previous StoryWatchers Club episode, this title features Christmas stories. Kevin Condi relays the story of Marie in "A Gift for Santa," and Christine Petrell Kallevig uses paper folding to enhance "Home for Christmas," a nineteenth-century immigrant tale of unselfishness. Mary Jo Huff humorously relays that Santa is under the weather in "Christmas Is Cancelled," while Michael R. Kasony-O'Malley concludes with a recitation of "The Christmas Fairy of Strasburg," a participation tale that takes an original view of the first Christmas tree. A multicultural group of puppet friends leads viewers into the stories and helps segue into the next tale. There are some studio-audience shots, but the main focus is on the storytellers. Suggested for holiday and storytelling collections.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2006, American Library Association.)
- popularity
- 746
- links
- self:
- href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BWwAAAA2I/products/b7ea4223-c37d-4910-b668-23726653a3e8/metadata
- type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
- self:
- id
- b7ea4223-c37d-4910-b668-23726653a3e8
- starRating
- 3.8
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1071-1/{B7EA4223-C37D-4910-B668-23726653A3E8}Img100.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1071-1/{B7EA4223-C37D-4910-B668-23726653A3E8}Img200.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/1071-1/B7E/A42/23/{B7EA4223-C37D-4910-B668-23726653A3E8}Img150.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/1071-1/B7E/A42/23/{B7EA4223-C37D-4910-B668-23726653A3E8}Img400.jpg
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- isPublicPerformanceAllowed
- False
- languages
- code: en
- name: English
- subjects
- value: Fiction
- value: Romance
- publishDateText
- 10/01/2006
- otherFormatIdentifiers
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780778323495
- mediaType
- eBook
- shortDescription
Katherine O'Connor often spends her days at a cozy café on Blossom Street in Seattle--where she writes Christmas letters for other people. She's good at making their everyday lives sound more interesting. More humorous. More dramatic.
But for Dr. Wynn Jeffries, who also frequents the café, Christmas means lies and deception. In fact, the renowned child psychologist recommends that parents "bury Santa under the sleigh." Katherine, however, feels that his parenting philosophy is one big mistake--at least, based on her five-year-old twin nieces, who are being raised according to his "Free Child" methods.
She argues with Wynn about his theories, while he argues that her letters are nothing but lies. They disagree about practically everything--and yet, somehow, they don't really want to stop arguing.
As the days--and nights--move closer to Christmas, Katherine and Wynn both discover that love means accepting your differences....
- sortTitle
- Christmas Letters
- crossRefId
- 110635
- awards
- source: Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine
- value: Romantic Times Career Achievement Award Winner
- publisher
- MIRA Books
- bisacCodes
- code: FIC027000
- description: Fiction / Romance / General
