A heartfelt gift for every family, sure to be shared over and over again each year. Eight-year-old Tess is convinced this is the year she will finally meet Santa and experience "the Christmas magic." She also wishes with all her heart that her best friend's ill father will recover. Tess's faith in the season results in a Christmas Eve so wondrous, so sparkling, readers won't help but feel transformed. Like trimming the tree and IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, baking cookies and WHITE CHRISTMAS, ON CHRISTMAS EVE is sure to bring new holiday magic to readers' lives. Praise for THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB:"Before Katniss and Hermione there were Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne and Stacey, the founding members of the Baby-Sitters Club . . . the original book-series heroines." -- PEOPLE MAGAZINEPraise for A CORNER OF THE UNIVERSE:* "Martin delivers wonderfully real characters and an engrossing plot through the viewpoint of a girl who tries so earnestly to connect with those around her." -- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, starred review* "Martin excels at evoking simply the intricacies of friendship, what it enables you to give to others, and what it teaches you about yourself." -- THE HORN BOOK, starred reviewPraise for BELLE TEAL:* "Honest and moving. . . . Preteens will relate to BELLE TEAL, whose observations provide an eye-popping introduction to social and personal injustice." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review Ann M. Martin is the creator of The Baby-sitters Club, which has more than 190 million books in print, making it one of the most popular series in the history of publishing. Her novels include A Corner of the Universe (a Newbery Honor Book), Belle Teal, Here Today, A Dog's Life, On Christmas Eve, and the Main Street and Family Tree series, as well as the much-loved collaborations P.S. Longer Letter Later and Snail Mail No More, with Paula Danziger. Ann lives in upstate New York. Praise for THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB:"Before Katniss and Hermione there were Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne and Stacey, the founding members of the Baby-Sitters Club . . . the original book-series heroines." -- PEOPLE MAGAZINEPraise for A CORNER OF THE UNIVERSE:* "Martin delivers wonderfully real characters and an engrossing plot through the viewpoint of a girl who tries so earnestly to connect with those around her." -- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, starred review* "Martin excels at evoking simply the intricacies of friendship, what it enables you to give to others, and what it teaches you about yourself." -- THE HORN BOOK, starred reviewPraise for BELLE TEAL:* "Honest and moving. . . . Preteens will relate to BELLE TEAL, whose observations provide an eye-popping introduction to social and personal injustice." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review