num_pages: 160
description: A heartfelt gift for every family, sure to be shared over and over each year.Eight-year-old Tess is convinced this is the year she will finally meet Santa, and experience "the Christmas magic." She also wishes with all her heart that her best friend's ill father will recover. Tess' faith in the season results in a Christmas Eve so wondrous, so sparkling, readers won't be able to help but feel transformed. Like trimming the tree and "It's a Wonderful Life"; baking cookies and "White Christmas," ON CHRISTMAS EVE is sure to bring new holiday magic to readers' lives.
language: English
title: On Christmas Eve
titlecomplete: On Christmas Eve
genres: Fantasy, Holiday, Christmas, Childrens, Juvenile, Middle Grade, Family, Historical Fiction, Animals, Fiction
ratings_count: 667
publisher: Scholastic Press