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      Kirsten's Surprise

      by Janet Beeler Shaw
      Published
      Aug 1986
      Main Genre
      Historical Historical
      Pages
      80
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      Series
      American Girl: Kirsten Book 3
      Also Appears In
      American Girl: A Christmas Story The American Girls Collection

      About This Book

      The Larson family celebrates their first Christmas in America, and Kirsten wants to keep some of their old Swedish traditions alive in the new country. She secretly plans a Saint Lucia celebration for her family. For her own Christmas she hopes for just one special treasure. But everything depends on a trip to town that Kirsten has been pestering Papa about for weeks. At last they go, and the journey turns into a brush with disaster. When Papa and Kirsten finally get back home, you'll understand why the candles in the little cabin glow with a special Christmas love.

      Series Placement

      Book 3
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      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      General Fiction

      Subgenres

      Historical

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Middle Grade

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      First Edition Mar 1988 American Girl ISBN 0937295191
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      Dec 1990 Scholastic ISBN 0590437844
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      Aug 1986 Turtleback ISBN 0808580213
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      Aug 1986 American Girl ISBN 0937295183
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      Mar 1988 Perfection Learning ISBN 0812475135
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      Sep 1990 American Girl ISBN 093729585X
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      May 2009 Baker & Taylor, CATS ISBN 144205283X
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      Dec 2012 American Girl ISBN 1609582772
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      Dec 2012 American Girl ISBN B00AKF7J86
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