Editor’s note: This is the final chapter of a 12-part fictional Christmas tale. Parents are encouraged to read aloud with their children. By MEGAN SMITH and HOLLY NITTOLI Correspondents For the first time Anna could remember, she didn’t have the usual bittersweet feeling about ...

Editor’s note: This is Chapter 11 of a 12-part fictional Christmas tale. Parents are encouraged to read aloud with their children. On the afternoon of Christmas Eve, Anna sat at the kitchen table watching snow fall in fat, fluffy flakes as she tried to calm the butterflies in her stomach. ...

Editor’s note: This is Chapter 11 of a 12-part fictional Christmas tale. Parents are encouraged to read aloud with their children. On the afternoon of Christmas Eve, Anna sat at the kitchen table watching snow fall in fat, fluffy flakes as she tried to calm the butterflies in her stomach. ...

Editor’s note: This is Chapter 10 of a 12-part fictional Christmas tale. Parents are encouraged to read aloud with their children. Tyler watched as Anna quickly exited back into the storeroom, confusion on his face. “What were you doing in there?” he asked. Anna shrugged. “It ...

Editor’s note: This is Chapter 9 of a 12-part fictional Christmas tale. Parents are encouraged to read aloud with their children. The morning before Christmas Eve, Anna waited in the store room for Tyler. She stood several feet from the door, marveling at how much her life had changed in ...

Editor’s note: This is Chapter 8 of a 12-part fictional Christmas tale. Parents are encouraged to read aloud with their children. “I’ve always thought he seemed incredibly lonely,” Anna’s mom said, snapping the lid on the cookies. “Even if he has trouble showing it, I’m sure ...