A review by tamfilley
What Child Is This?: A Christmas Story by Caroline B. Cooney

4.0

Christmas is coming and everyone around 16-year-old Liz Kitchell is busy with preparations. The big houses in her neighborhood are shimmering inside and out with luxurious decorations. And her parents are trying to impress all their friends with extravagant parties and expensive gifts. But Liz feels empty inside. And her English class, her group has to write a composition. How do you get what you want for Christmas? Wow Liz and her classmates write jokes, she wonders what is the real reason for the celebration? As Liz begins to reach out to others who are hurting, she discovers the true joy of the season.