CA Library presents a festive collection of holiday tales, where magic, warmth, and the spirit of the season come alive! Whether you’re cozying up by the fire, gathering with loved ones, or seeking the perfect gift, these stories will transport you to worlds of joy, wonder, and heartwarming moments. So, curl up with your favorite blanket and let the stories begin!

And for even more titles, check out the CA Library Holiday Collection of eBooks and audiobooks available in the Sora digital reading app…

10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston — After an unexpected breakup, seventeen-year-old Sophie lets members of her large, eccentric extended family set her up on ten blind dates during Christmas vacation. Get the eBook | Get the Audiobook

“This is a fun story of finding love, getting to know yourself, and getting to know your family” (Kirkus Reviews). 

The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand — Before I Fall meets “bah, humbug” in this contemporary reimagining of A Christmas Carol from bestselling author Cynthia Hand. On Christmas Eve five years ago, seventeen-year-old Holly Chase was visited by three Ghosts who showed her how selfish she’d become. They tried to convince her to mend her ways — he didn’t. And then she died. Now she’s stuck working for the top-secret company Project Scrooge — as their latest Ghost of Christmas Past. Get the eBook | Get the Audiobook

“Bratty, pragmatic Holly is given surprising depth over the course of the story, and the clever use of tropes from A Christmas Carol never feel heavy-handed. A good-spirited story from beyond the grave” (Booklist). 

The Christmas Dog by Melody Carlson — Betty Kowalski, who is having trouble getting into the Christmas spirit and is annoyed by her neighbor’s supposed home improvements, learns a lesson about the meaning of the holiday when a mangy dog shows up at her doorstep. Get the eBook | Get the Audiobook

“Carlson’s contemporary variation on A Christmas Carol will please readers looking for a short, tender, holiday tale” (Booklist). 

Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan — From the bestselling authors of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist comes a holiday romance set in the Big Apple! Lily left a red notebook full of challenges on her favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. Dash, in a bad mood during the holidays, happens to be the first guy to pick up the notebook and rise to its challenges. What follows is a whirlwind romance as Dash and Lily trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations all across New York City. Get the eBook | Get the Audiobook

“The spirit of the season amplifies Dash and Lily’s loneliness and heightens the connection between them, in another surefire hit from the creators of Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” (Booklist). 

Deck The Halls: A Christmas Mystery by Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark — An exciting story of high-stakes intrigue and detection in a kidnapping played out against a holiday setting. Los Angeles private detective Regan Reilly teams up with lottery winner and amateur sleuth Alvirah Meehan to investigate when Regan’s father Luke and his driver, Rosita, are kidnapped pending a one million dollar ransom.

Eight Nights of Flirting by Hannah Reynolds — Sixteen-year-old Shira is on a mission to find the perfect boyfriend over Hanukkah, but after getting snowed in on Nantucket with her nemesis-slash-former-crush her plans begin to go off the rails. Get the eBook | Get the Audiobook

“Offering an alternative to the rom-com movies set during the Christmas season, Reynolds’ novel uses Hanukkah festivities in a grand house on wintry Nantucket as a backdrop for this appealing holiday romance” (Booklist). 

Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances by John Green, Maureen Johnson & Lauren Myracle — A trio of bestselling authors brings all the magic of the holidays to life in three hilarious and charming interconnected tales of love, romance, and kisses that will steal your breath away. When an ill-timed storm on Christmas Eve buries the residents of Gracetown under several feet of snow, one brave soul ventures out into the storm from her stranded train, setting off a chain of events that will change quite a few lives. Over the next three days one girl takes a risky shortcut with an adorable stranger, three friends set out to win a race to the Waffle House (and the hash brown spoils), and the fate of a teacup pig falls into the hands of a lovesick barista. Get the eBook | Get the Audiobook

“Even the Grinchiest readers will surrender to the seasonal mayhem” (Library Journal).

My True Love Gave To Me: Twelve Holiday Stories, edited by Stephanie Perkins — If you like holiday stories, holiday movies, made-for-TV-holiday specials, holiday episodes of your favorite sitcoms, etc., you’re going to love this anthology by twelve bestselling YA writers! Whether you celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah, Winter Solstice or Kwanzaa, there’s something here for everyone. So curl up by the fireplace and get cozy — you have twelve reasons this season to stay indoors and fall in love! Get the Audiobook

“This collection is an absorbing and sophisticated read, each story surprisingly fresh . . . there’s not a single lump of coal” (Kirkus Reviews). 

Together at Midnight by Jennifer Castle — Combining the emotional deftness of Sarah Dessen with the magical spark of New York City in wintertime, this affecting novel will inspire readers to pay closer attention to the world around them. Teens Kendall and Max witness a tragic accident during the holidays and, racked with guilt, accept a dare to perform seven random acts of kindness to strangers by New Year’s Eve. Get the eBook | Get the Audiobook

“Castle’s easy prose alternates between their perspectives and is interspersed with brief, poignant insights from the strangers they help along the way. Feel-good holiday fare” (Kirkus Reviews). 

What Light by Jay Asher — From Jay Asher, bestselling author of Thirteen Reasons Why, comes a holiday romance that will break your heart, but soon have you believing in love again. Sierra’s family runs a Christmas tree farm in Oregon — and every year, they pack up and move to California to set up their Christmas tree lot for the season. So Sierra lives two lives: her life in Oregon and her life at Christmas. And leaving one always means missing the other — until this particular Christmas, when Sierra meets Caleb, and one life eclipses the other. Get the eBook | Get the Audiobook

“Fans of Sarah Dessen, Stephanie Perkins, and Jenny Han, as well as those looking for a cozy wintertime love story, will love this book” (School Library Journal).