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It is not at all Christmassy, but what about the picturebook *The
Quiltmaker's Gift*? It's Lexile is 640.
Description: When a generous quiltmaker finally agrees to make a quilt for
a greedy king, but only under certain conditions, she causes him to undergo
a change of heart.

On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 10:12 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I suppose there's no chance of convincing the parents of the moral and
> literary value of Dickens, and that Christmas is a small part of the
> book?...
>
> On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 2:36 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Possibly Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate.  It does deal with poverty.
>> Although, it is modern day instead of historical.
>>
>>
>> Taryn Hettlinger Parise
>> Library Learning Center Director
>> Longfellow School
>>
>> *Now on Facebook (Longfellow School Library) and Instagram
>> (@longfellow_library)*
>>
>> Currently reading: The Alarming Career of Sir Richard Blackstone
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 1:13 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> There's an old Newberry winner called *Miracles on Maple Hill* by  Virginia
>>> Eggertsen Sorensen, about a family in dire straights and dad with PTSD
>>> after WWII. That might fit the bill...
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 12:41 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello!
>>>> Looking for an alternative reading selection for a 7th grade male
>>>> student reading at a 4th grade level. Our 7th grade students are reading A
>>>> Christmas Carol and we have a student who is a Jehovah’s Witness who will
>>>> not be reading the book. We need a book to have him read instead that has a
>>>> theme similar to A Christmas Carol (change, poor people not getting enough,
>>>> etc...). Any suggestions?
>>>> Rikki Steinmetz
>>>> Pleasantdale Middle School
>>>> Rikkir77 at gmail.com
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> Christine Wilson, MLIS, Media Assistant
>>> Avon Center School
>>> CCSD 46
>>>
>>>
>>> *Home of the Novas *
>>> 1617 N. Route 83
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>>> 847.543.5509 <(847)%20543-5509>
>>> wilson.christine at d46. <http://wilson.christine@d46.k12.il.us>org
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>
> --
>
> 'Who needs a librarian when you have Google? Well, who needs a doctor when
> you have WebMD?'
>
> Gwyneth Jones, The Daring Librarian.com
>
>
>
> Christine Wilson, MLIS, Media Assistant
> Avon Center School
> CCSD 46
>
>
> *Home of the Novas *
> 1617 N. Route 83
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=1617+N.+Route+83+%0D+Round+Lake+Beach,+IL%C2%A0+60073&entry=gmail&source=g>
> Round Lake Beach, IL  60073
>
> 847.543.5509
> wilson.christine at d46. <http://wilson.christine@d46.k12.il.us>org
> @Christi98003919 <https://twitter.com/Christi98003919>
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Michelle Harris
District Librarian
Heyworth CUSD #4
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