Anne Holly: 29 books

Bestselling author Kale McKinnon is a modern Scrooge – eccentric, misanthropic and reclusive, made bitter by the coldness of his wealthy family. But when optimistic Canadian graduate student Molly Gillis visits Oxford and invades his space, he realizes Christmas is about to change for him forever....

These nine cute, fun, family-friendly short stories are sure to delight kids of all ages at Christmas. From Santa's missing elves, ugly holiday sweaters, a kid who loves Halloween, and a talking snowman, to perfect Christmas trees, a Hollywood starlet's Christmas Carol, and a snowless Snow Day, there's...

Holly-Anne Divey combines three of her great loves - 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens, the greatest Christmas story ever told, Hollywood, and Christmas to bring you a modern-day version of the classic tale, set in modern day Hollywood. Former Child Star Ms Rouge is a mean and moody miser....

Brad is just mad about Candy Canes! He's ever eating one at the breakfast table. Brad discovers that his mom has tucked another Candy Cane into his lunch box and spends his ride to school hatching a plan to secretly eat his lovely Candy Cane in class. Find out why Brad should have listened to his...

Timmy sent his letter to Santa early this year – he thought he might need some extra time to find his present since talking snowmen aren't exactly common. As the snow falls on Christmas Eve and Timmy is too excited to sleep, will something magical happen to make his wish come true? A...

It's Christmas Eve and Santa's sleigh is stuck in a great big snowdrift! Luckily Santa spots a nearby house where Mark and Martha live with their parents. But dad doesn't believe the kids when they tell him Santa is outside and needs his help, and even when dad meets him, he still doesn't think the...

Mason just wouldn't stay in his bed on Christmas Eve. He was determined he was going to stay up and wait for Santa to come. He had to see him with his own eyes. When Mom & Dad get up in the morning and rush into Mason's room yelling "Merry Christmas!" they find their little boy...

Experts from different disciplines offer novel ideas for improving research oversight and protection of human subjects. The current framework for the regulation of human subjects research emerged largely in reaction to the horrors of Nazi human experimentation, revealed at the Nuremburg trials,...

Johnathan hates it when Aunt Ginny comes to stay for the Holidays. Every year it's the same - Johnathan gets an ugly-pugly Christmas sweater from Aunt Ginny. And sometimes there's matching socks! And they're always so thick he can't get any shoes on. Not only that, he has to give up...

A special edition of Shoreline of Infinity published in partnership with the Edinburgh International Science Festival in 2018 on the theme of sustainability. Featuring stories abd poems gathered together for the first time. Can SciFi Save Us? – Jane Yolen A Cure for Homesickness...

Katie started the day excited that it was Snow Day. Then she looked outside and saw that there was no snow where she was, only in the city where she went to school. But what she thought was going to be boring day stuck at home, might just turn out to be one wonderful Snow Day. Will it...

Wendy wishes it could be Christmas everyday, so she would have presents and cookies and candy canes and hot chocolate all the time, day after day. Meet Iceberg - he's the plush penguin in a Santa hat Wendy got for Christmas last year. Iceberg doesn't agree that having Christmas everyday is...

Bobby just loves Halloween and he always sulks when it's all over, because there's a whole two months to wait until the next best holiday. All Bobby wants for Christmas is a pumpkin, because a whole entire year is just way too long to wait for his favorite holiday to come around again. Will...

Oh, no! Santa's elves are missing! And so are all the toys! Santa's helpers have disappeared. They are nowhere to be found. And all the toys are gone too! Sandra Claus, Santa's wife thinks she's she knows who's behind it. Has the Holiday Pirate struck again? Can Santa find his...