The Lost Letters of Christmas: A heartwarming and mysterious adventure about friendship, hope and believing in the magic of the season!

by Lisa Ruggeri

Looking for the perfect Christmas gift to ignite a child's imagination this festive season? The Lost Letters of Christmas is an enchanting adventure filled with mystery, magic, and heartwarming holiday spirit — perfect for children aged 7-14.
Follow 12-year-old Sadie as she uncovers a forgotten bundle of letters in her new home in Bramblewood, revealing a mystery that could change the town forever. With the help of a cheeky little elf named Noel, Sadie embarks on a quest to bring back the lost magic of Christmas.

Packed with festive fun, unexpected twists, and the joy of giving, The Lost Letters of Christmas makes the perfect stocking filler, an exciting advent gift, or a delightful classroom read that will captivate and inspire young readers.
This holiday season, let The Lost Letters of Christmas bring a touch of magic to every child’s bookshelf!

Genres: Christmas, Fiction, Holiday

76 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 20, 2024

Reviews

[Sarah Broadbridge · Rating 3 out of 5]

Saccharine sweet; predictable; absolutely no character development. It feels like it’s a story that a 13 year old has written…

But, it’s a Christmas story told in 84 pages so if you want something short, sweet and festive, go for it!

[Elaine Pett · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great for teenagers

Great book for teenagers. As an adult I found it totally predictable.
I should have read more reviews. The end

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet read

[Brig · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 overall but my 8 year olds enjoyed it. Repetitious and simple, not bad for middle grade.

[Grace Beltran · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very heartwarming, light read. Perfect to start your holiday reading 📚

This story follows Sadie, the new girl in a rather dull town that hasn't celebrated Christmas in 10 years. She feels off place by being new and having her parents busy and overwhelmed with the chores that need to happen with a recent change of residence.

After finding lost letters from 25 years ago under a floorboard with hopes and dreams of a little girl that used to live in the house Sadie is living now, she decides to remind everyone of the Christmas spirit and find the author of those letters.

[Maggie Cobbins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heartwarming Christmas story

This is a sweet story about a young girl named Sadie who finds herself as the new girl in town at Christmas time. A little mystery mixed with a little magic, and Sadie finds a way to bring Christmas cheer to others. An easy short read, perfect for 4th - 5th grade readers.

[Nakitta · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you want a quick read (111 pages)
It's the perfect little feel-good Christmas book.
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When 12 year old Sadie moves to the quiet town of Bramblewood just before Christmas, she feels like all the magic of the season has disappeared.

The Lost Letters Of Christmas is a heartwarming and mysterious adventure about friendship, hope, and believing in the magic of the season.
Can Sadie uncover the truth and bring the joy of Christmas back to the town?

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Although it's clearly written, Sadie is in school it's quite hard to know how old she is. She appears to have a lot of responsibility for a young person, but it's her determination and independence, which helps make the story what it is.

[Noortje de Graaff · Rating 3 out of 5]

Maybe it's because I write stories myself, but to me this read like a promising first draft that still needs a lot of revision and fleshing out... I think if the characters and events were fleshed out a lot more and especially the beginning of the story took place over a longer period of time, it could be really good. As it is it's a 2.5* read for me (rounded up for Christmas haha)

But perhaps readers who don't write or children will not notice the things I did and really enjoy the story

[mRose · Rating 3 out of 5]

predictable, so much so that I stopped reading to my kids and told them either option a or option b was going to happen... then it did. Wording was very repetitious - like they couldn't think of other ways to describe or express anything.

My teens were totally unthrilled. we didn't even get past the 3rd chapter. My preteen was thoroughly disinterested. I woudn't say it was heartwarming or mysterious - just written with lots of cliche's and hard spent hours to roll out something not top quality.

[Ceri Wright · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked The Lost Letters of Christmas! It’s about a girl named Sadie who finds some old letters and goes on a magical adventure. The story is full of Christmas spirit, snow, friendship, and kindness. It made me feel warm and happy inside. I liked how it showed that helping others and believing in magic can make Christmas extra special

[Mabel Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short, festive read about Sadie, a young girl who discovers letters to Santa under her floorboards written by a girl named Evelyn. Sadie is determined to find out who Evelyn is and restore the magic of Christmas to her.
A very predictable book, but a good book nonetheless. Feels like the kind of book you would read every Christmas.

[Aria J · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not sure why the reviews are saying it was predictable and simply written as a criticism - it’s aimed at 7/8 year olds which it’s perfect for! It’s not meant to be for adults! Although I enjoyed it and loved reading it with my 8 year old who kept wanting to read more! A cute, festive story for that age range.

[Christine Durant · Rating 1 out of 5]

Got it for my 9 year old and read it first.
It is like a child wrote it. My 7 year old writes exactly like this. Missing plot points, jumps wildly from one thing to another, no character development, just very silly

[Kelly Lou 🐝 · Rating 4 out of 5]

A magical little short read… perfect to kick off the festive reads throughout the Christmas season 🥰

[Stephanie Mathews · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute little Christmas story

[Garland Public Library · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute Christmas story

[Cdiz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heartwarming, quick read. Gives an amazing Christmas vibe and is a cute Christmas story that is amazing for teens/kids

[Grace Wright · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Lost Letter of Christmas by Lisa Ruggeri is a sweet, heartwarming tale of love, hope, and holiday magic. It was perfect for the season.

[Phoebe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this to my class. Cute christmassy read.

[Luci Davis · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5! ⭐️

[⊹ ࣪ ˖ sky ᯓ★ · Rating 3 out of 5]

just a cute christmas read

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet little book to read with young kids.

[Brittany Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read with my 8 year old! 😀

[Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very sweet. Perfect read aloud for the run up to Christmas. For ages 8/9

[Sharon Buxton · Rating 3 out of 5]

B. fiction, Christmas, upper elementary; young girl finds leters in new house

[Louise · Rating 4 out of 5]

a very sweet short Christmas read about the meaning of Christmas really heartwarming ❤️ 🎅🫶🎄

[Tori Canario · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this with my 9 year old daughter. Very cozy and festive book for Christmas!

[KZ]

This terms book club book at school. It was cute :)

[Faith Fawcett · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐⭐⭐⭐

[Sam Foster · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lovely short story about a girl who brought the Christmas spirit back into a teachers life and the town they live in.