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Young Library's Merry Christmas 2020

Celebrate the 12 days of Christmas by clicking on a book for each day. These books are available for free at Project Gutenberg.

On the Fifth Day of Christmas

                                                                

 

Our Fifth book of Christmas is This Way to Christmas  by Ruth Sawyer.

 

 

Ruth Sawyer's This Way To Christmas tells the story of David, who is sent away from his family because of the first world war. Irish Johanna, David's old nurse, regards the other people on their isolated mountain as heathen. David finds companionship by visiting them, hearing their stories of Christmas, and retelling their stories to his hosts. David, who is younger and less prejudiced, communicates a vision of their shared humanity to his elders. (From Goodreads)