My True Love Gave to Me

by Stephanie Perkins (Editor)

Other authors: Holly Black (Contributor), Ally Carter (Contributor), Gayle Forman (Contributor), Jenny Han (Contributor), David Levithan (Contributor) — 6 more, Kelly Link (Contributor), Myra McEntire (Contributor), Matt de la Pena (Contributor), Rainbow Rowell (Contributor), Laini Taylor (Contributor), Kiersten White (Contributor)

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"If you love holiday stories, holiday movies, made-for-TV-holiday specials, holiday episodes of your favorite sitcoms and, especially, if you love holiday anthologies, you're going to fall in love with My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories by twelve bestselling young adult writers, edited by the international bestselling Stephanie Perkins. Whether you enjoy celebrating Christmas or Hanukkah, Winter Solstice or New Years, there's something here for everyone. So curl up by the fireplace and get cozy. You have twelve reasons this season to stay indoors and fall in love"--… (more)

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salllamander | Feb 11, 2024 |

The stories in this Christmas collection were hit or miss for me but there are a couple of cute ones that I really enjoyed.

For what it is - holiday themed light reading that can be fit in around a hectic real life schedule - I think it delivers.

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hmonkeyreads | Jan 25, 2024 |

Hit and miss.

Some of the stories are great, namely those by David Levithan, Rainbow Rowell and Holly Black, which were the reason I was reading the book,

Some of the other offerings were a little obvious and more y than a - especially the one with the run away pop star which felt like a Disney Channel special that they'd tried to cram too ouch into.

Worth it overall, but I'll be re-reading Let It Snow again for a solid YA holiday anthology. (

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kimlovesstuff | Dec 31, 2023 |

My true love gave to me: Review I really loved this anthology of 12 holiday stories. I liked it because it had some different and diverse authors and it also had different genres that maybe I had never experience before. I also was able to read some authors that i had never read before and also some old favorite like perkins and rowell. All the stories put me in holiday mood and I really loved them all and because they were short I got through them really fast!

I really rec this book to anyone who enjoys young adult literature and holidays! I will get you in the mood and also make you smile!

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Perkins, Stephanie	Editor	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Black, Holly	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Carter, Ally	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Forman, Gayle	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Han, Jenny	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Levithan, David	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Link, Kelly	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
McEntire, Myra	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Pena, Matt de la	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Rowell, Rainbow	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Taylor, Laini	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
White, Kiersten	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Craden, Abby	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Gonzalez, Jubilee	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Guest, Kim Mai	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Hardingham, Fiona	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Hoppe, Lincoln	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Koob-Pawis, Petra	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Lee, Ann Marie	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Leyva, Henry	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Lowman, Rebecca	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
McManus, Shannon	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Quan, Samantha	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Rubin, Dustin	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Whelan, Julia	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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It's a Yuletide Miracle, Charlie Brown [short story] by Stephanie Perkins

Your Temporary Santa [short story] by David Levithan by David Levithan

Krampuslauf [short story] by Holly Black

What the Hell Have You Done, Sophie Roth? [short story] by Gayle Forman

Beer Buckets and Baby Jesus [short story] by Myra McEntire

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My True Love Gave to Me

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2014-10-14

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Dedication

For Jarrod, best friend and true love

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It was cold out on the patio, under the deck.

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This anthology contains the following short stories:

Midnights / Rainbow Rowell

The lady and the fox / Kelly Link

Angels in the snow / Matt de la Pena

Polaris is where you'll find me / Jenny Han

It's a Yuletide miracle, Charlie Brown / Stephanie Perkins

Your temporary Santa / David Levithan

Krampuslauf / Holly Black

What the hell have you done, Sophie Roth? / Gayle Forman

Beer buckets and baby Jesus / Myra McEntire

Welcome to Christmas, CA / Kiersten White

Star of Bethlehem / Ally Carter

The girl who woke the dreamer / Laini Taylor.

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Jenny Han

My True Love Gave To Me: Twelve Holiday Stories

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"If you love holiday stories, holiday movies, made-for-TV-holiday specials, holiday episodes of your favorite sitcoms and, especially, if you love holiday anthologies, you're going to fall in love with My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories by twelve bestselling young adult writers, edited by the international bestselling Stephanie Perkins. Whether you enjoy celebrating Christmas or Hanukkah, Winter Solstice or New Years, there's something here for everyone. So curl up by the fireplace and get cozy. You have twelve reasons this season to stay indoors and fall in love"--

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contains:
Midnights by Rainbow Rowell;
The Lady and the Fox by Kelly Link;
Angels in the Snow by Matt de la Pëna;
Polaris is Where You'll Find Me by Jenny Han;
It's a Yuletide Miracle, Charlie Brown by Stephanie Perkins;
Your Temporary Santa by David Levithan;
Krampuslauf by Holly Black;
What the Hell Have You Done, Sophie Roth? by Gayle Forman;
Beer Buckets and Baby Jesus by Myra McEntire;
Welcome to Christmas, CA by Kiersten White;
Star of Bethlehem by Ally Carter;
The Girl Who Woke the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

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