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Christmas Crackers (Ella Diaries #20)

By Meredith Costain
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Christmas Crackers (Ella Diaries #20) by Meredith Costain is a delightful children's book that follows young Ella as she eagerly anticipates the festive season. As Christmas approaches, Ella immerses herself in holiday preparations, including making gifts and decorations. Her enthusiasm is occasionally tempered by the usual hiccups of holiday planning, making for an engaging and relatable story full of joy and light-hearted misadventures.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy heartwarming and humorous stories filled with school adventures and festive fun. With its engaging narrative and relatable characters, it's perfect for children who love diary-style storytelling that explores friendship, family, and holiday excitement.

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WARNING: You are about to read my UTTERLY BIGGEST SECRETS. Can I trust you? OK then. I’m Ella, and this is my diary.

Ella has SO MANY ideas for the class CHRISTMAS PROJECT that she calls a SPECIAL MEETING with her BFFs Zoe and Ammy. They want to do all the actoring, directoring, and costume designering.

And it would be even more aMAZing if there was a CHICKEN DANCE and a GIANT NUTCRACKER and SOME REINDEERS too! Ella can’t wait to tell her whole class all about it!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781743832325

Publisher: Scholastic Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2020

Country: Australia

Imprint: Scholastic Australia

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Danielle McDonald

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 190.0mm

Weight: 150g

Pages: 144

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