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SHELLEY SHEPARD GRAY
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Table of Contents
Also by Title Page Copyright Page The Christmas Not-Wish
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13
Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10
The Christmas Not-Wish
SHELLEY SHEPARD GRAY
But the angel said to them, Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.
—Luke 2:10
Always begin anew with the day, just as nature does.
—Amish proverb
Chapter 1
Two weeks before Christmas
“What do you think about them?” Roy asked Jemima as he wandered into her room without knocking.
Usually Jemima would have been annoyed with her little brother for disturbing her, but she wasn’t asleep, either. An hour earlier, each of them had been tucked into their own beds in their own rooms by Elizabeth Anne and Will Kurtz, their newest set of foster parents.
After the children debated for a couple of seconds about whether they should risk getting E.A. and Will mad, Jemima motioned Roy to come sit beside her on the bed. She