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Name: Kirsten's surprise
Rating: 4.6 (5 reviews)
Author: Janet Beeler Shaw

📘 Kirsten's surprise by Janet Beeler Shaw

Kirsten and her family celebrate their first Christmas in their new home on Uncle Olav's farm in mid-nineteenth-century Minnesota. The journey from Sweden to America has been long, and they have settled in a frontier community, where their traditions are in flux. Christmas is their first Christmas away from their cozy home and far from their families. Kirsten is torn between the new world and her old traditions, as she navigates the challenges of adapting to a new environment.

First publish date: 1986

Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure

Authors: Janet Beeler Shaw

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