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The Girl Who Skipped Christmas: A middle school story about pressure, kindness, and finding your own holiday voice

The Girl Who Skipped Christmas: A middle school story about pressure, kindness, and finding your own holiday voice

Shad, Allie

Paperback

Series: Holidays, Book 8

Holiday

ISBN13: 9798277702055
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Dec 12 2025
Pages: 68
Weight: 0.23
Height: 0.14 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
When the season gets too loud, one girl chooses a quieter Christmas - and finds something real.

One girl. One season that feels too big. One quiet Christmas she chooses for herself.

Kessia Wynn used to love hot cocoa, twinkle lights, and the cozy rush of December. This year, none of it feels right.

School hallways burst with red-green sweaters. Teachers play carols between classes. Every group chat shouts about the next holiday party. But while everyone else seems excited, Kessia feels something different - pressure. Expectations. Noise that won't stop.

When she discovers a forgotten ornament in her locker and escapes a too-loud singalong, Kessia finds an unexpected friend in Nico Calder, a quiet classmate who understands what it means to feel out of sync with the season.

Together, they learn that Christmas doesn't have to be big to be meaningful.

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