A child's Anne
text by Deirdre Kessler
Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
Read Time: ~3.6 hr
Holiday illusion
by Lynette Eason (2008)
About this book
"To save a sick, orphaned boy, Anna Freeman must risk her own life. Little Paulo desperately needs a new heart. It's his only Christmas wish - well, that and building his first snowman. For the surgery, Anna must take him to a hospital in the city she once called home. A place she fled in fear years ago. Which means telling Dr. Lucas Bennett that the woman he's known all this time as a caring orphanage worker is really someone else. Someone with a very frightening past. And that the danger stalking all of them won't take Christmas Day off."--Back cover.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreHoliday illusion Lead Character
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