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K-3
Illustrated by
Luc Melanson
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Luc Melanson.
When an unbelievably oblivious teacher selects the shyest second grader in her class to write a Christmas story and read it at an all-school assembly, three classmates leap on stage to his rescue and tell how, earlier, he helped them learn the true meaning of Christmas. Fortunately, the story's snappy pace and cartoony pastel illustrations keep it from being too saccharine.