Rachel Rosenstein is determined to celebrate Christmas this year — and the fact that her family is Jewish is not going to stop her. In a series of hilarious and heartwarming mishaps, Rachel writes a letter to Santa explaining her cause, pays him a visit at the mall, and covertly decorates her house on Christmas Eve (right down to latkes for Santa and his reindeer). And while Rachel may wrestle with her culture, customs, and love of sparkly Christmas ornaments, she also comes away with a brighter understanding of her own identity and of the gift of friends and family.
"When [Santa] doesn't show, she is extremely disappointed and is almost too sad to enjoy her family's traditional dinner at a Chinese restaurant, the only place left open. There, she is surprised to find she isn't the only kid not visited by Santa when she meets other classmates who also don't celebrate the season but take pride in their own cultural holidays and traditions." -- Brooke Sheets, School Library Journal
Recommended Age | 4 - 8 |
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Author | Amanda Peet, Andrea Troyer |
Illustrator | Christine Davenier |
ISBN | 0553510614 |
Publication Date | Oct 20, 2015 |
Publisher | Doubleday Books for Young Readers |
Language | English |