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Fine, Anne

The True Story of Christmas

135 pp. | Delacorte | September, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-385-73130-2 $$15.95 | Library ISBN 0-385-90156-9 $$17.99
(2) 4-6 The holiday described in this very funny farce is the antithesis of a Hallmark-card Christmas. The relatives about to descend on Ralph and his family include "soppy" cousin Titania; Great-aunt Ida, on loan from the nursing home; and misanthropic Great-granny. This book could only have been served up by Anne Fine, characterized as it is by her particular brand of dark humor, the specialty of the house.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2003

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