TY - GEN AU - Dickens, Charles TI - A christmas carol T2 - Scholastic Classics SN - 9781407143644 CY - United Kingdom KW - Juvenile Literature KW - Ghosts KW - Greediness KW - Paranormal Fiction KW - Christmas KW - Holidays N2 - 'If I had my way, every idiot who goes around with Merry Christmas on his lips, would be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. Merry Christmas? Bah humbug!' To bitter, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, Christmas is just another day. But all that changes when the ghost of his long-dead business partner appears, warning Scrooge to change his ways before it's too late. Part of the Focus on the Family Great Stories collection, this edition features an in-depth introduction and discussion questions by Joe Wheeler to provide greater understanding for today's reader. "A Christmas Carol" captures the heart of the holidays like no other novel ER -