Compare Holiday Carol Books at a Reduced Price

A Halloween Carol Book Price Reduced by 6o% The e-book price for The Legend of Decimus Croome: A Halloween Carol was just reduced by almost 60% from $4.99 to $2.99. So now is the time to grab your copy of the best Halloween book so you can compare it to the best Christmas book, A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. Teachers and literary fans have been having a wonderful time comparing the classic holiday tales in their classrooms and at home. For Halloween, high school and middle school teachers enjoyed comparing The Legend of Decimus Croome by Kevin Purdy to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. And Now the Bad Literary News Sorry to those of you who missed out, but the historic first edition of A Halloween Carol is now out of print. For those of you who purchased the first edition and still don't realize it, there were minor errors on pages 147 and 149. The names of the two main families in the book, the Croomes and the Bobbiches, were switched one time on each of those pages. So now, that first edition is a collector's item. Let's Turn the Best Halloween Book Into the Best Halloween Movie If you haven't voted yet, be sure to get over to iPetitions to cast your vote for turning A Halloween Carol into an awesome Halloween movie. While on iPetitions, you can also vote to turn it into a Halloween graphic novel. Nothing against Hocus Pocus or The Addams Family, but it's time for a really good classic Halloween movie and kick-butt Halloween graphic novel. Halloween fans deserve a memorable Halloween movie and graphic novel.

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Comparing A Christmas Carol with A Halloween Carol

BHB Compares A Christmas Carol w/ A Halloween CarolWith the holiday season just around the corner, it's time to compare two of the best holiday books:A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and A Halloween Carol (The Legend of Decimus Croome) by Kevin PurdyWe'll take a look at everything from the authors, to the holidays, to the timeline to the characters in the novel/novella. For quick reference, take a look at the infographic on the right-hand side of this column or view it in a larger size by clicking on the infographic or viewing the Halloween infographic on PinterestSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave Novel A Christmas Carol A Halloween Carol Author Charles Dickens Kevin Purdy Holiday Christmas Halloween Words Fewer than 30,000 More than 48,000 Published 1843 2017 Main character Ebenezer Scrooge Decimus Croome Main character sidekick Bob Cratchit &/or Mr. Fezziwig Black Magic Sick child Tiny Tim Tommy Bobbich First Ghost Jacob Marley – dead business partner Patricia Croome – deceased wife Country Setting England America Town setting London Timberton Time setting Late 18th – mid 19th Century Mid 20th to early 21st Century Moral/theme Don’t be a Christmas humbug. Don’t be a Halloween humbug. Best line “Marley was dead, to begin with…” Remember the part in our wedding vows about until death do we part? Consider this a bonus round. Main character catch phrase “Bah, humbug.” “Pish posh & poppycock!!” Genre Holiday novella Holiday novel Cameo appearance Ignorance & Want Apathy & Greed Divided into… Staves Chapters

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