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Read Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol with author Dina S. Rabadi

Dear Readers,

There are lots of holidays being celebrated around the world.  In America, one of the classic movies is, A Christmas Carol.


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The movie and its various versions are based on the book of the same title by Charles Dickens.  Please go ahead and pick up the book from your local public library or order it in time for us to read and discuss this month.  Abebooks.com is a great source for inexpensive books.  I do not receive a commission from the stores I recommend.  It is important to also support our local bookstores.  Here is a link to some independent bookstores in Indianapolis.

Independent Bookstores Indianapolis

Each Sunday, I will publish a post.  Next week's post will be information about the author, the following week a dive into theme and characters, the next week will be historical context and then an intro to our January read.

As always, please post questions or comments here about this month's read.

Happy Reading!

Dina





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