A Christmas Without Elizabeth

by Jamie Suzanne and Francine Pascal

Book Overview

When the entire school thinks she has stolen the money raised for the Christmas party--money she has secretly given to a homeless family--Elizabeth wishes she has never been born, and a friendly... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 055315947X
• ISBN13: 9780553159479
• Release Date: November 1993
• Publisher: Sweet Valley
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A Christmas Classic

This is my favorite Christmas book of all time. In this story, Elizabeth Wakefield lends the money for the school party to a poor family so they can have a home for the holidays. But soon everyone turns against her for "misplacing" the money, and Elizabeth wishes she had never been born. Suddenly her wish has come true, and the Angel Laura comes down from above to be her tour guide, so Liz can see what life would be like without her. Elizabeth must see what life is like if she had never been born, and it isn't happy. This is an excellent book and it really gets me into the holiday spirit. I've been reading it every Christmas since I was in second grade, and it gets better each time! This book shows us that we all have a purpose on earth, even if we don't realize it. God has each of us here for a reason, and we have to remember that this holiday season. I would recommend this book to anyone!

BEST BOOK IN THE SERIES!!!!!!!!!!!

Elizabeth has the responsibility of taking care of the money for the school's Christmas party, but instead gives it to Al and Suzannah Glass so they can have a home for the holidays. When Jessica demands where she put the money, Elizabeth has to tell Jess that she lost it. In the chaos of having to cover up the fact that she gave away the school's money, Elizabeth gets everyone mad at her. When she wishes that she had never been born, her wish comes true. A girl named Laura, who claims to be her guardian angel, shows her just how important she really is. Through a series of humorous and tragic incidents, Elizabeth learns that you have to stick around, because everything may turn out to be all right. I liked this book because everthing was described in such a realistic way, you feel as if you're in the middle of the story, watching every event, hearing every wisecrack (compliments of Laura), and seeing how every plot turns out. Overall, this is the best book I have ever read. I've read it six times, each time better than the last. I highly recommend this book.

Wonderful book!!!!!

This book touched my heart it was sad to hear of everything that would have happened if Elizabeth wasnt there. Its hard to think of a person meaning that much to every body elses life

A very sad story

Elizabeth wishes she was never born and her guardian angel, Laura, convinces her that she is a very special person.

It's a heart warmer.

The sole theme of this book is doubting a person's true worth in life. I guess we all wonder what we are worth to the people we love as well as to the people we interact with in our daily life and at work. It has been awhile since I have read this book but the thing that amazed me the most is how close it struck home as I am currently going through a period in my life where I am seriously doubting my worth to my family. I guess we all wish that we could have an angel to show us how much we mean to the people we love as was shown to Elizabeth in "A Christmas Without Elizabeth". However, we must always believe that the angels and God are watching over us and are there to protect us and love us. Without this belief there would be diminishing hope in this world. I loved this book out of all the books in the Sweet Valley Twins series because it provides hope and wisdom to people who are going through trying times; even for those people who are not going through rough times it is a source of joy knowing that there is a Higher Presence watching and waiting.