Soaked through and freezing, the two make it to Stuart’s house, where he immediately demands Jubilee take a hot shower to warm up. Jubilee decides on the short cut, but the two fall through ice into a creek. As they near his house, he gives her the option of walking through the neighborhood or taking a short cut. She accepts his offer, and the two trudge through the storm. Grace strikes up a conversation with a teenager named Stuart who eventually offers to let her come stay at his house since the train will not be able to run for a long time. When the train becomes stuck in a snow bank outside of Gracetown, they all decide to head to the Waffle House that they can see in the distance. They are also inundated by a group of cheerleaders on their way to a competition. On the train, she meets Jeb, a young man desperate to get back together with his girlfriend, who lives in Gracetown, Pennsylvania. The trip is even more depressing because she must leave before her boyfriend, Noah’s, Christmas Eve party. In the first vignette, “Jubilee Express” written by Maureen Johnson, 16-year-old Jubilee Dougal is forced to take a train to Florida after her parents are arrested in a riot of shoppers desperate to buy a limited collector’s piece of a Christmas village. Recommended if you enjoyed Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares or are a fan of any of the three authors.This book is a collection of three separate, but intertwined, short stories. The overlapping characters made it a fun, cohesive collection. Would love to see more holiday short story anthologies like this. My daughter recommends reading them in reverse order so you end the book on a high note with the first story so maybe I’ll try that next year. I liked all of the stories, but Jubilee’s was my favorite. Christmas is in the backdrop of every story, but is not heavily featured so it’s still a good read any time of year. This collection was just what I was looking for and gave me a good dose of holiday spirit. The only other book by this author I’ve read by Lauren Myracle is Shine, so it was interesting to see this other side of her. This one has some tender moments as Addie tries to make amends with her friends and Jeb. #Let it snow book john green full#This story ties the collection together and comes full circle as Jeb’s mysterious girlfriend Addie is featured. Self-absorbed Addie is trying to mend her relationship with Jeb, who was also on the train with Jubilee and the cheerleaders. The last story, The Patron Saint of Pigs, by Lauren Myracle, is about redemption, love and friendship, and even features an adorable teacup pig. This one was funny, with snappy dialogue and I liked the way the characters overlapped from the previous story. Tobin, JP and The Duke try to drive through the treacherous snow to get to the Waffle House to complete their task and to score some hash browns. In this story Tobin is called on a mission to the Waffle House to bring down a game of Twister for the train stranded cheerleaders. The second story, A Cheertastic Christmas Miracle, written by John Green, is the comic relief of the collection. I would love to read a whole book about these characters, and was sad to see this charming story end. Stuart and Jubilee find they have a lot in common as they spend Christmas Eve getting to know each other. When the train gets caught in the snow in Gracetown, she stops at the Waffle House for some food and leaves with Stuart who offers to let her stay with his family while she’s stranded. Jubilee has to miss her boyfriend’s party and take off on a train to stay with her grandparents. Jubilee’s Christmas Eve plans are dashed when her parents are jailed in a Santa Village shopping frenzy. The first story, The Jubilee Express, written by Maureen Johnson, is my favorite. The quirky characters, witty and smart dialogue, funny moments, and romance all made for a satisfying, cozy read. This book is a lot of fun and provided a good amount of holiday cheer. Three awesome YA authors and three interwoven holiday themed short stories sounded like just the ticket. I was looking around for a holiday themed read on Christmas Eve and remembered that I promised myself to read Let it Snow this year, a book my daughter recommended to me last December. Genre: Young Adult Romance/Holiday/Short Storiesįormat/pages: Own Kindle edition, also available in paperback 352 pages. Book: Let it Snow – Three Holiday Romances by John Green, Maureen Johnson, Lauren Myracle, Speak, September 11, 2008
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