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Books
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Bringing them up right
Okay, so books don’t come with interactive graphics. Still, Christmas is a great time to acquaint young readers with a beloved series or characters!
Beth Feagans of BJ’s Books in Warrenton said Some of her most frequent holiday shoppers are grandparents who want to share Laura Engalls Wilder (“Little House” ) or Lucy Maude Montgomery (“Anne of Green Gables”)
Then there’s the Velveteen Rabbit, Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys and the Three Investigators. Plus, (die Mary Popping tales by P.L. Travers have all been reissued in hardback.
Close to home
Interested in introducing someone to this part of the country? Try some books with a regional flavor.
Barbara Holland’s “Bingo Night at the Fire Hall: The Case for Cows, Orchards, Bake Sales and Fairs” is a tribute to life in Loudoun County.
A pictorial history of the Piedmont area is presented in “Hallowed Ground,” by Rudy Abramson.
Just released is “The Robert E. Lee Family Cooking and Housekeeping Book” by local author Anne Carter Zimmer. (She’s the general’s greatgranddaughter and she’ll be at
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