This book includes stories by Holly Black, Ally Carter, Matt De La Pena, Gayle Forman, Jenny Han, David Levithan, Kelly Link, Myra McEntire, Rainbow Rowell, Laini Taylor, and Kiersten White. It gets off to a rocky start with "The Lady and the Fox" by Kelly Link whose magic it attempts to conjure never quite gets there. And "Angels in the Snow" by Matt De La Pena which is just plain boring as is "Polaris Is Where You'll Find Me" by Jenny Han. I was beginning to wonder if this was a book worth reading.
Then I read "Your Temporary Santa" by David Levithan and the book really took off for me. In this book a guy's boyfriend asks him to dress as Santa for his little sister who still believes. His other sister who is older not only doesn't believe, but is pissed off when she finds him in the suit because someone else used to wear the suit and he isn't worthy. He decides to go visit his boyfriend's room for comfort. Does he find it?
"Kramerrpsulauf" by Holly Black explores the dark side of Christmas and actually punishing those who deserve it. At a Krampsulauf festival in their town that is tame compared to the actual festival, Hanna and her friends Wren and Penny run into Penny's boyfriend who appears to be with his girlfriend there. Wren invites the girl and her friends to a party at Hanna's dead grandmother's trailer. Hanna wants it to be a fancy party with champagne and quiches. But Wren texts the girl and finds that Ross told them the party was canceled. Wren told her that she was the other woman and Wren could prove it. Ross wrecks the party table ruining Hanna's party when suddenly the Krampus that she met at the festival shows up with two others wanting to punish Ross. What will Hanna, Penny, and the other girl choose to do? When the Krampus that she invited to the party asks Hanna what she wants what will she choose?
In "What the Hell Have You Done Sophie Roth?" by Gayle Forman, Sophie Roth is constantly asking herself that question her first semester at Bumbfuck University. She is considered "Big City" which to her sounds like another word for Jewish or someone who likes foreign films and are sarcastic. She runs into a black guy who is also "Big City" named Russell at a Christmas concert outdoors. She says something about it being Ned Flanders like and he hears it and the two decide to go for a ride to a diner he knows about that serves the perfect pie. He remembers that it's the last day of Hanukkah and orders her some hash browns, applesauce, and sour cream. When they leave they go in search of candles to celebrate using her Menorah.
Quotes
It turns out, teachers think of glitter as the herpes of the craft world---impossible to contain or exterminate.-Myra McEntire "Beer Buckets and Baby Jesus" (My True Love Gave to Me:Twelve Holiday Stories) p 203
It’s hard not to feel just a little bit fat when your boyfriend asks you to be Santa Claus. “But I’m Jewish?” I protest. “It would be one thing if you were asking me to be Jesus—he, at least was a member of my tribe, and looks good in a Speedo. Plus, Santa requires you to be jolly , whereas Jesus only requires you to be born.”
-Davis Levithan “Yoir Temporally Santa” (My True Love Gave to Me;12 Holiday Stories) p 133
Tomorrow would be different. Sophie understood that. There really was no such thing as a minor miracle.
- Gayle Forman “What the hell have you done Sophie Roth?” (My True Love Gavel to Me:12 Holiday Stories) p151
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