Spirit of Christmas

Essays

Fiction, 12 and Younger
1st Place
Emilie Mai
2nd Place
Scott Denton

Non-fiction, 12 and Younger
1st Place
Erika Seiler
2nd Place
Faith Lemire-Baeten

Non-fiction, 13-18
1st Place
Erica Daves
2nd Place
Ricardo Hernandez

Non-fiction, 19 and Older
1st Place
Patricia Auch
2nd Place
Valarie Pinaglia

Honorable Mention
Dylan Collins
Amy Gatto

Other Entries
Lindsay Alves
Amy Cochran
Angie Haskell
Beth Hirning
Gertie Kandris
Heather Massey
Rebecca McCallister
Verna O’Furry
Harrison Prewett
Joyce Skeen-Bridges
Vivyan Torres
Sarah Wooton

Dolls for me, my sister

The night before Christmas Eve, twin little girls named Sarah and Cara were excited about Christmas, seeing the family relatives, and having a good Christmas dinner, that unfortunately their mother and father could not find anything for a Christmas present. So, they had to go shopping at midnight!

They found a store that was open and got the two little girls each a bracelet, a piggy bank, and they still wanted to find the perfect doll for each little girl. They decided to go to a nearby shop called Carousel Toys, but they could not find a thing. The girls’ dad asked if there were anymore dolls for Sarah and Cara. The employee said he only had two dolls left. So the dad asked what they look like. He said that they had key-lime green eyes, brown hair, beautiful red lips and the most delicate velvet dress with beautiful orange-red shoes. The dad said, “Of course I will take the two dolls!”

The store employee said, “I will give you a discount of $10 each.”

He asked why he was giving him a discount. The employee said that he had to get rid of all the dolls so he could order more. The dad paid for the dolls, took them home, wrapped the presents, and put them lovingly under the tree.

In the morning the girls opened their bracelets first, then their piggy banks, and finally they opened their packages with the dolls. They loved them so much that they made birth certificates for them. They named them Sarah and Cara after themselves. They all had the best Christmas ever.

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