{"product_id":"alex-and-the-spirit-of-christmas-9781988220192","title":"Alex and the Spirit of Christmas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Adventures of Alexander Catt\u003c\/em\u003e is a series of stories that inspire integrity, creativity, and perseverance in middle-grade readers. The stories combine Alex's feline-humour and point of view with historically accurate settings and events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAlex and the Spirit of Christmas\u003c\/em\u003e, Alex tells the story of the wealthy Winston family, and 8-year-old Meredith, who gets everything she wanted ... and just what she deserved! Set in the bitterly-cold Chicago winter of 1945, it's the first Christmas after World War II. There's only a week until Christmas, and the Winston family is not ready. While shopping with housekeeper Mrs. Barnes, Meredith meets classmate Billy and his sister Maddie, and Christmas magic is sparked when the children visit Santa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFamiliar traditions of the era include a Christmas pageant, a visit to Santa, Christmas gingerbread, shopping at Marshall Field's and of course chicken pot pies in the Walnut Room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Keen Ideas Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781988220192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.14d","brand":"Marian E. Keen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52239182233781,"sku":"9781988220192","price":6.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b6f28ef3-4ba1-4dc7-a137-32696e3642ee.jpg?v=1770917118","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/alex-and-the-spirit-of-christmas-9781988220192","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}