A Christmas Carol appears in 12 book lists

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A Christmas Carol appears in 12 book lists on Shepherd.

The best ghostly Christmas books

Book cover of The Nightmare Before Christmas Book cover of Ghosts for Christmas Book cover of Christmas Ghosts: An Anthology Book cover of Collected Ghost Stories Book cover of A Christmas Carol

The best books that will dazzle you with their science and allegorical magic—and stoke the science/religion debate

Book cover of The Golden Compass (Northern Lights) Book cover of The Fellowship of the Ring Book cover of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Book cover of A Christmas Carol Book cover of The Time Machine

The best books for Christmas nostalgia

Book cover of Hercule Poirot's Christmas Book cover of The Snowman Book cover of A Christmas Carol Book cover of Polar Express Book cover of The Night Before Christmas

The best Christmas books to read to each other at a fireside

Book cover of Letters from Father Christmas Book cover of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Book cover of The Wind in the Willows Book cover of Lime Creek Book cover of A Christmas Carol

The best books to raise the spirits

Book cover of Something Sensational to Read in the Train Book cover of Right Ho, Jeeves Book cover of A Christmas Carol Book cover of Goodbye, Mr. Chips Book cover of The Wind in the Willows

The best magical realism books for escapists

Book cover of The House of the Spirits Book cover of Midnight's Children Book cover of A Christmas Carol Book cover of The Master and Margarita Book cover of One Hundred Years of Solitude

The best heartwarming Christmas books

Book cover of Polar Express Book cover of Madeline's Christmas Book cover of The Gift of the Magi Book cover of A Christmas Carol Book cover of How the Grinch Stole Christmas

The best books about second chances, from an author who’s on her fifth chance (and teetering on the sixth)

Book cover of The Shadow of Memory Book cover of Severance Book cover of A Man Called Ove Book cover of November Road: A Thriller Book cover of A Christmas Carol

The best books to deliver holiday magic with a dark twist

Book cover of Christmas is Coming: The original verse for children Book cover of A Christmas Carol Book cover of The Twelve Terrors of Christmas Book cover of The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories Book cover of The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas: Roots and Rebirth of the Folkloric Devil

The best books with “difficult” protagonists

Book cover of A Christmas Carol Book cover of Intimacy Book cover of Lolita Book cover of The Door in the Mountain (The Ariadne Series) Book cover of Never Let Me Go

The best novels about outsiders and misfits

Book cover of The Chrysalids Book cover of Lazarillo de Tormes / The Guide Boy of Tormes Book cover of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Book cover of A Christmas Carol Book cover of The Story of Harold

The best classic Christmas books

Book cover of The Elves And The Shoemaker Book cover of A Christmas Carol Book cover of The Gift of the Magi Book cover of Papa Panov's Special Christmas Book cover of Christmas Day in the Morning

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The best classic Christmas books
The best novels about outsiders and misfits
The best books with “difficult” protagonists
The best books to deliver holiday magic with a dark twist
The best books about second chances, from an author who’s on her fifth chance (and teetering on the sixth)

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