What Child Is This?: A Christmas Story - Softcover

Cooney, Caroline B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0440226848 ISBN 13: 9780440226840

Publisher: Laurel Leaf, 1999

Synopsis

Not everyone is lucky at Christmas. Some people would call 16-year-old Liz Kitchell and her family truly fortunate, but it doens't feel that way to her. It seems that only a miracle can give 8-year-old Katie her holiday wish. She wants a family, something she does not have as a foster child. As for 17-year-old Matt, he too is in a foster home and is finally letting himself feel a sense of belonging. When he allows himself to do a good deed for Katie, he doesn't realize what would happen. Is the spirit of Christmas strong enough to grant the impossible?

About this title

From the Publisher:

"A heart-tugging story with an upbeat ending...Cooney allows the characters to speak for themselves, eventually weaving their lives together into a fitting climax. A moving, fast paced novel, sure to appeal to Cooney's fans."
--School Library Journal

About the Author:

Caroline B. Cooney is the author of Goddess of Yesterday (an ALA Notable Children’s Book); The Ransom of Mercy Carter; and The Face on the Milk Carton (an IRA–CBC Children’s Choice). She lives in Westbrook, CT.

About this edition

• Publisher: Laurel Leaf
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0440226848
• ISBN 13: 9780440226840
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160