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Home for the Holidays

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Knit Two

Kate Jacobs

Mother and DaughterFemale FriendshipHeartwarmingMultiple POV
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Changes for Molly: A Winter Story

Valerie Tripp · 67 pages

Molly's excitement at performing in a big show is exceeded only by the announcement that her father is returning home from the war.

ChristmasFemale FriendshipMiddle GradeHeartwarming
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Princess Academy

Shannon Hale · 314 pages

BookishFemale FriendshipMiddle GradeHeartwarming
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The School Story

Andrew Clements · 196 pages

After twelve-year-old Natalie writes a wonderful novel, her friend Zoe helps her devise a scheme to get it accepted at the publishing house where Natalie's mother works as an editor.

BookishFemale FriendshipMiddle GradeHeartwarming
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The Year of the Book

Andrea Cheng · 160 pages

Follows a young Chinese American girl, as she navigates relationships with family, friends, and her fourth-grade classroom, and finds a true best friend.

BookishFemale FriendshipMiddle GradeHeartwarming
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Anne of Green Gables

L.M. Montgomery · 308 pages

Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.

Female FriendshipBookishMiddle GradeHeartwarming
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Happy Holidays, Jessi

Ann M. Martin · 138 pages

ChristmasFemale FriendshipMiddle GradeHeartwarming
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The Sweetgum Knit Lit Society

Beth Pattillo · 342 pages

Sometimes life has to unravel before you can knit it together...On the third Friday of each month, Eugenie, Ruth, Esther, Merry, and Camille meet at the Sweetgum Christian Church to enjoy the two things that connect them: a love of knitting and a passion for books. Their camaraderie remains unthreatened until Eugenie, the town librarian, introduces an angry teenager into their midst. Eugenie also

BookishFemale FriendshipHeartwarmingMultiple POV
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Inkdeath

Cornelia Funke · 720 pages

BookishMother and DaughterMultiple POVMiddle Grade
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Kissing in America

Margo Rabb · 408 pages

In the two years since her father died, sixteen-year-old Eva has found comfort in reading romance novels -- 118 of them, to be exact -- to dull the pain of her loss that's still so present. Her romantic fantasies become a reality when she meets Will, who seems to truly understand Eva's grief. Unfortunately, after Eva falls head-over-heels for him, he picks up and moves to California without any wa

BookishMother and DaughterFemale FriendshipHeartwarming
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Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

Rachel Cohn, David Levithan · 288 pages

Told in the alternating voices of Dash and Lily, two sixteen-year-olds carry on a wintry scavenger hunt at Christmas-time in New York, neither knowing quite what--or who--they will find.

BookishChristmasHeartwarmingMultiple POV
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Fangirl

Rainbow Rowell · 438 pages

Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan... But for Cath, being a fan is her life—and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother leaving. Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up lik

BookishFemale FriendshipMother and DaughterHeartwarming
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Welcome to Serenity

Sherryl Woods · 408 pages

When Jeanette Brioche helped launch The Corner Spa in Serenity, South Carolina, she found a whole lot more than professional satisfaction. She discovered the deep and loyal friendships that had been missing from her life. But even the Sweet Magnolias can't mend the terrible rift between Jeanette and her family or persuade her that the holidays are anything more than a season of misery.Pushed into

ChristmasFemale FriendshipHeartwarmingCozy
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Let Them Eat Fruitcake

Melody Carlson · 302 pages

"It's the holiday season, and each of the roommates at 86 Bloomberg Place is a little blue. Megan has a difficult boss, and now her mom is going on vacation to Mexico, leaving Megan alone for Christmas for the first time ever. Lelani can't afford to fly home to Hawaii and isn't sure she'd be welcomed anyway, not that she can admit that to anyone. Anna's old boyfriend--the one who cheated on her--h

ChristmasFemale FriendshipHeartwarmingMultiple POV
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Happy Ever After

Nora Roberts · 355 pages

Parker Brown turned the quartet's childhood game of Wedding Day into their dream jobs. And now she's the face of Vows -- the one who meets every bride's demands; keeps every event on schedule; and brings Emma's romantic flowers, Laurel's delicious treats, and Mac's stunning photography together in one glorious package. She knows how to make dreams come true... Mechanic Malcolm Kavanaugh loves

Female FriendshipMother and DaughterHeartwarmingMultiple POV
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The Impossible Fortune

Richard Osman · 369 pages

The unmissable new mystery in the Thursday Murder Club series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Richard Osman, now streaming on Netflix Who's got time to think about murder when there's a wedding to plan? It’s been a quiet year for the Thursday Murder Club. Joyce is busy with table plans and first dances. Elizabeth is grieving. Ron is dealing with family troubles, and Ibrahim is still prov

Mother and DaughterFemale FriendshipMultiple POVHeartwarming
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One Day in December

Josie Silver · 416 pages

Two people. Ten chances. One unforgettable love story. Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn't exist anywhere but the movies. But then, through a misted-up bus window one snowy December day, she sees a man who she knows instantly is the one. Their eyes meet, there's a moment of pure magic...and then her bus drives away. Certain they're fated to find each other again, Laurie spends a year

ChristmasFemale FriendshipHeartwarmingMultiple POV
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Horse Crazy

Bonnie Bryant · 135 pages

Carole and Stevie are happy to find that Lisa, the new student at Pine Hollow Stables, shares their enthusiam for riding and horses and, as their friendship grows, the three girls decide to form the Saddle Club.

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeHeartwarmingMultiple POV
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Dot and Anton

Erich Kastner · 139 pages

'Matches, buy my matches, ladies and gents!' calls Luise Pogge, a.k.a. 'Dot', evening after evening, standing on Weidendammer Bridge in the middle of Berlin. Of course, her wealthy parents have no idea of her whereabouts, believing her to be in the safe care of her nanny, Miss Andacht. But Miss Andacht is being blackmailed by her shady fianc , which is where Dot comes in. Anton, on the other hand,

Female FriendshipMother and DaughterMiddle GradeHeartwarming
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A Quilter's Holiday

Jennifer Chiaverini

ChristmasFemale FriendshipHeartwarmingCozy
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Luv Ya Bunches

Lauren Myracle · 335 pages

Four friends--each named after a flower--navigate the ups and downs of fifth grade. Told through text messages, blog posts, screenplay, and straight narrative.

Female FriendshipMiddle GradeHeartwarmingMultiple POV
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Christmas on Ladybug Farm

Donna Ball · 239 pages

It's Christmas Eve, and Cici, Bridget and Lindsay are busy preparing for their annual holiday party. The tree is sparkling, the turkey is roasting, the stockings are hung and the eggnog is chilled ... but the entire state is in the midst of a heat wave. No one can find any mistletoe. The Christmas tree lights keep exploding, and, perhaps worst of all, something has gone terribly wrong with Ida Mae

Female FriendshipChristmasHeartwarmingCozy
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Bookshops & Bonedust

Travis Baldree · 282 pages

An Instant #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Indie Bestseller A Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 An Amazon Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of 2023 When an injury throws a young, battle-hungry orc off her chosen path, she may find that what we need isn't always what we seek. Set in the world of New York Times bestselling Legends & Lattes, Travis Baldree's Bookshops & Bonedust takes us

BookishFemale FriendshipHeartwarmingSeries
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The Giver of Stars

Jojo Moyes · 432 pages

From the author of Me Before You, set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond. Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbeari

BookishFemale FriendshipHeartwarmingMultiple POV

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