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Terminally ill children -- Juvenile fiction Books
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Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
The Birds' Christmas Carol
"The Birds' Christmas Carol" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a novel published in 1888. The story follows Carol Bird, a generous and cheerful girl born on Christmas Day who touches everyone she meets. When illness confines her to bed at age ten, Carol focuses her remaining energy on planning a special Christmas celebration for the nine children of the Ruggles family, a poor working-class household living nearby. This moral tale balances heartfelt sentiment with humor and intelligence.
Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
The Birds' Christmas Carol
"The Birds' Christmas Carol" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a novel published in 1888. The story follows Carol Bird, a Christmas-born child known for her loving and generous nature. At age five, Carol contracts a serious illness, and by ten, she is bedridden with little time left. Despite her condition, the cheerful and intelligent girl focuses on planning a special Christmas celebration for the nine children of the poor Ruggles family who live nearby.
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