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<i><u>In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash</u></i>, by Jean Shepherd. The inspiration for the movie A Christmas Story.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> oplinlist-bounces@lists.oplin.org [mailto:oplinlist-bounces@lists.oplin.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Gail Cummings<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 27, 2015 1:43 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [OPLINLIST] Christmas fiction for a book club<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello - my adult reading group wants a Christmas themed book for our December meeting. Does anyone have any titles that aren't just love stories? Maybe something funny or quirky? Thanks for your help!
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<p class="MsoNormal">Gail Cummings, <o:p></o:p></p>
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