For the family gift exchange, I had one of my sisters and her family. I sewed a hockey-themed pillowcase for each of the four boys, then went to a used bookstore and loaded up on books for them, because all four of them are prodigious readers. For the eldest- who is 15- I got four novels: The Time Machine by HG Wells, If We Survive by Andrew Klavan, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, and The Giver by Lois Lowry. For the second nephew- 13- I got Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, Blue Fin by Colin Thiele, The Whispering Mountain by Joan Aiken, and I Am David by Anne Holm. For nephew #3 (10) I purchased Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson, The Upstairs Room by Joanna Reis, Wild Life by Cynthia DeFelice, and The Wizard In The Tree By Lloyd Alexander. And for the fourth nephew (7), I got The Vicious Vikings by Terry Deary, The Adventures Of Robin Hood retold from Howard Pyle's original work, Owls In The Family by Farley Mowat, and A Child's Christmas In Wales by Dylan Thomas. For my sister and brother-in-law, I ordered two books: Dominion by Tom Holland, and The Truth And Beauty by Andrew Klavan. I personally enjoyed both of these books a good deal and regard them as very complementary works. I think that they'll enjoy them as well. I also sewed this wall hanging for which I purchased a winter scene panel then cut it up, adding black sashing to make it seem like you're looking through a window. It wasn't quite finished in time, so I wrapped it up and gave it to them, then took it back afterwards to do a bit more stitching on.
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