Books like Christmas Spirit by Robert Westall
"Christmas Spirit" gathers two warmly written short stories set in England between the wars. In "The Christmas Ghost" a boy’s belief in a specter saves the day, while "The Christmas Cat" follows a young lady’s holiday with her bachelor uncle and a mean housekeeper. The author, a Carnegie‑Medal winner, delivers the stories with modest sentiment and a touch of wit for readers aged eight and up.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: Robert Westall
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