It’s the beginning of the holiday season, and along with the decorative gourds, apple pies, and pumpkin spice everything comes the spirit of gratitude and celebration! Our favorite Thanksgiving titles capture the essence of this wonderful time of the year, reminding us to cherish time with our friends and families and appreciate the good fortune in our lives.
Revel in the spirit of the season with excerpts from some of our favorite Thanksgiving picks.
{buybutton id=5012/}“Franklin smiled. He might not get three helpings of pumpkin-fly pie next year, but he knew he’d still be thankful.”
—Franklin’s Thanksgiving by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark
{buybutton id=5135/}“It was hard work, but they were glad to do it. They were thankful that they lived with Grandfather, that Mrs. McGregor cooked good meals for them every day, and that they had made wonderful friend in Greenfield.”
—The Boxcar Children: The Great Turkey Heist by Gertrude C. Warner
{buybutton id=15376/}“Just as the pieces of the platter had been glued together with help and care, so all these people had been brought together with help and care on this special day.”
—The Thanksgiving Dinner Platter by Randa Handler
{buybutton id=16899/}“Then Carla Mae and I got up and cleared the table and gathered up the glass jars, because I knew Grandma would miss them. As we went out the door, Rehnquist said it was the best dinner he’d et in some time. He didn’t exactly thank us, but we decided that’s what he had meant to say.”
—The Thanksgiving Treasureby Gail Rock
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“‘I’m so thankful,’ she said as she sat back down, ‘to be with a real family today.’
Dad and I looked at each other.
‘That’s us,’ I said.”
—Turkey Monster Thanksgiving by Anne Warren Smith
{buybutton id=12092/}“On our hayride to the patch
while we bump along we’ll match
different shapes to what we see.
Will you harvest them with me?”
—Pick a Circle, Gather Squares by Felicia Sanzari Chernesky
Other Thanksgiving Titles We Recommend:
{buybutton id=16495/}Cross-Ties by Bonnie Bryant
Lisa Atwood is hoping to spend a relaxing Thanksgiving holiday in California. But it’s hard to stop thinking about her complicated relationship with her boyfriend, Alex—not to mention the loss of her beloved horse Prancer. Then her brother arrives with a big surprise, throwing the family into turmoil and making Lisa question what she has to be grateful for.
{buybutton id=11902/}From the Files of Madison Finn: Thanks for Nothing by Laura Dower
Holidays can be extra hard when your parents are divorced, and Madison is facing her first Thanksgiving since the “big D.” She’s used to having a full house, but when her relatives from Chicago can’t make it, she feels like there’s nothing to be thankful for this year. There has to be a way to get in the holiday spirit, and a volunteer job at the local animal shelter is just the distraction Madison needs!
{buybutton id=16105/}The Cheetah Girls: Growl Power! by Deborah Gregory
It’s Thanksgiving, and Aquanette and Angie Walker are headed home to Houston to wow their old friends with stories of life in the Big Apple. But in between eating, laughing, and being spooked by their grandpa’s funeral home, these outrageous twins have something bigger on their minds: getting the Cheetah Girls a record deal!