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  <title>Skipping Christmas</title>
  <author>John Grisham</author>
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  <rating>7</rating>
  <description>Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents.  That&amp;#8217;s just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they&amp;#8217;ll skip the holiday altogether.  Theirs will be the only house on Hemlock Street without a rooftop Frosty; they won&amp;#8217;t be hosting their annual Christmas Eve bash; they aren&amp;#8217;t even going to have a tree.  They won&amp;#8217;t need one, because come December 25 they&amp;#8217;re setting sail on a Caribbean cruise.  But, as this weary couple is about to discover, skipping Christmas brings enormous consequences&amp;#8211;and isn&amp;#8217;t half as easy as they&amp;#8217;d imagined. A classic tale for modern times, Skipping Christmas offers a hilarious look at the chaos and frenzy that have become part of our holiday tradition.</description>
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