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My True Love Gave to Me

Twelve Holiday Stories

by Stephanie Perkins
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If you love holiday stories, holiday movies, made-for-TV-holiday specials, holiday episodes of your favorite sitcoms and, especially, if you love holiday anthologies, you're going to fall in love with My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories by twelve bestselling young adult writers (Holly Black, Ally Carter, Matt de La Peña, Gayle Forman, Jenny Han, David Levithan, Kelly Link, Myra McEntire, Rainbow Rowell, Stephanie Perkins, Laini Tayler and Kiersten White), edited by the international bestselling Stephanie Perkins.  Whether you celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah, Winter Solstice or Kwanzaa, there's something here for everyone.  So curl up by the fireplace and get cozy.  You have twelve reasons this season to stay indoors and fall in love. 
Stories Include:
·         “Midnights,” by Rainbow Rowell.  Read by Rebecca Lowman.
·         “The Lady and the Fox,” by Kelly Link.  Read by Fiona Hardingham.
·         “Angels in the Snow,” by Matt de la Peña.  Read by Henry Leyva.
·         “Polaris Is Where You’ll Find Me,” by Jenny Han.  Read by Kim Mai Guest.
·         “It’s a Yuletide Miracle, Charlie Brown,” by Stephanie Perkins.  Read by Samantha Quan.
·         “Your Temporary Santa,” by David Levithan.  Read by Dustin Rubin.
·         “Krampuslauf,” by Holly Black.  Read by Julia Whelan.
·         “What the Hell Have You Done, Sophie Roth?” by Gayle Foreman.  Read by Abby Craden.
·         “Beer Buckets and Baby Jesus,” by Myra McEntire.  Read by Lincoln Hoppe.
·         “Welcome to Christmas, CA,” by Kiersten White.  Read by Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez.
·         “Star of Bethlehem,” by Ally Carter.  Read by Shannon McManus.
·         “The Girl Who Woke the Dreamer,” by Laini Taylor.  Read by Ann Marie Lee.

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  • Release date

    October 14, 2014

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780553396966
      • File size: 372739 KB
      • Duration: 12:56:32

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 700
    • Text Difficulty: 3

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      What happens when you select a dozen of the greatest YA writers, ask each of them to compose a holiday short story, and turn their results over to 12 talented narrators? Lots of YA listening pleasure! Dustin Rubin energetically recounts David Levithan's comedic tale of a young, gay Jewish teen whose lover asks him to pose as Santa Claus to fool his kid sister. Julia Whelan embraces Holly Black's wit and intensity in a fantasy view of the little known December holiday in "Krampulslauf." Abby Craden's sarcastic tones speak up for Gayle Forman's jaded Jewish scholarship student, who gets a wider view of stereotyping in "What the Hell Have You Done, Sophie Roth?" This holiday anthology celebrates myriad themes, diverse tones, and a host of engaging characters and intriguing settings. S.W. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from September 15, 2014
      Cute boys, mistletoe, counting down to the midnight kiss on New Year’s Eve—there’s no shortage of cozy setups for holiday romance in this captivating collection of short stories by a dozen of today’s top YA authors. Readers will also find a broad cross-section of other emotions and relationships in these tales about the significance of varied holiday traditions. Jenny Han delivers a fantasy-tinged entry about a Korean girl left as an infant in Santa’s sleigh, who is now the only human girl at the North Pole (and crushing on a cute elf). Kelly Link delves into supernatural territory, featuring a mysterious Christmas Eve visitor in an elegantly embroidered coat. And the Jewish narrator of David Levithan’s story undertakes a wild nighttime mission, donning a Santa suit to help preserve a sense of Christmas magic for his boyfriend’s young sister. A rare seasonal treat. Ages 13–up.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:700
  • Text Difficulty:3

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