A Christmas Without Elizabeth

The strangest gift of all... Elizabeth Wakefield is in terrible trouble. She was in charge of keeping all the money that Sweet Valley Middle School raised for a Christmas party. But Elizabeth secretly lent the money to a homeless family so that they would have a home over Christmas. Now Elizabeth has been caught without the money and without an excuse. Everyone is furious with her. Elizabeth decides to run away. She thinks Sweet Valley would be better off if she'd never been born. On her way out of town in a terrible storm, Elizabeth meets a mysterious girl who claims to be her guardian angel - and shows her just how important she is after all.

by Katherine Applegate

Sweet Valley · First published 1993 · 256 pages