{"id":265,"date":"2014-12-22T12:00:34","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T17:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=265"},"modified":"2015-01-03T23:07:58","modified_gmt":"2015-01-04T04:07:58","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-09-the-christmas-sweater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-09-the-christmas-sweater\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 09 &#8211; The Christmas Sweater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/<del>in addition<\/del> to reading <em>The Christmas Sweater<\/em> by Glenn Beck. Listen to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-09-the-christmas-sweater\">the podcast<\/a> to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/beforeifall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-267\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/beforeifall-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/beforeifall-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/beforeifall.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/christmascarol.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-241\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/christmascarol-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens\" width=\"138\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/christmascarol-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/christmascarol.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/havea.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-268\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/havea-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"Have a Happy... by Mildred Pitts Walter\" width=\"148\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/havea-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/havea.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0061726818\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0061726818&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=BA2EWNIILMZGNLEQ\"><em>Before I Fall<\/em> by Lauren Oliver<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0486268659\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0486268659&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=NEUWPAZLE7EQCWVX\"><em>A Christmas Carol<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0486268659\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0486268659&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=NEUWPAZLE7EQCWVX\"> by Charles Dickens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0380713144\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0380713144&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=ZRBWC3T5VSHFS2GR\"><em>Have a Happy&#8230;<\/em> by Mildred Pitts Walter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ifistay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-269\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ifistay-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"If I Stay by Gayle Forman\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ifistay-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ifistay.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/alittle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-270\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/alittle-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett\" width=\"158\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/alittle-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/alittle.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/littlewomen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-271\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/littlewomen-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"Little Women by Louisa May Alcott\" width=\"158\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/littlewomen-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/littlewomen.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/014241543X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=014241543X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=QH35MQ3MYXERJRIC\"><em>If I Stay<\/em> by Gayle Forman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0147513995\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0147513995&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=NIL2765DSYVFVKHI\"><em>A Little Princess<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0147513995\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0147513995&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=NIL2765DSYVFVKHI\"> by Frances Hodgson Burnett<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0147514010\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0147514010&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=UQ255DNJNMZDQLZB\">Little Women<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0147514010\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0147514010&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=UQ255DNJNMZDQLZB\"> by Louisa May Alcott<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/longwinter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-272\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/longwinter-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder\" width=\"148\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/longwinter-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/longwinter.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/snowangel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-273\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/snowangel-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"Snow Angel by Glenn Beck\" width=\"158\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/snowangel-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/snowangel.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/super.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-274\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/super-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"Super-Powered Revenge Christmas by Bill Corbett\" width=\"155\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/super-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/super.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0064400069\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0064400069&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=CZ53PPEG4DEDR77V\"><em>The Long Winter<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0064400069\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0064400069&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=CZ53PPEG4DEDR77V\"> (Little House series) by Laura Ingalls Wilder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1439187207\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1439187207&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=ZAVVFCVF35SSHONY\"><em>Snow Angel<\/em> by Glenn Beck <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0990422704\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0990422704&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=OJBWHEZM5KWX5YPD\"><em>Super-Powered Revenge Christmas<\/em> by Bill Corbett<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/whendinosaurs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-275\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/whendinosaurs.jpg\" alt=\"When Dinosaurs Die by Laurie Krasny Brow and Marc Brown\" width=\"233\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/wizard.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-276\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/wizard-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum\" width=\"165\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/wizard-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/wizard.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0316119555\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0316119555&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=YQ76GERUUT2FV3UP\"><em>When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death<\/em> by Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0060293233\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0060293233&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=RPD35JULU75UMO7R\"><em>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0060293233\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0060293233&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=RPD35JULU75UMO7R\"> by L. Frank Baum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* <em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em> <em>is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;node=1000&amp;site-redirect=&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=Z2A4ORUYFZJ4UA6Q\">Amazon.com<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[134,113,131,130,126,119,133,128,135,132,136,129,48,30,127],"class_list":["post-265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-bill-corbett","tag-charles-dickens","tag-frances-hodgson-burnett","tag-gayle-forman","tag-glenn-beck","tag-l-frank-baum","tag-laura-ingalls-wilder","tag-lauren-oliver","tag-laurie-krasny-brown","tag-louisa-may-alcott","tag-marc-brown","tag-mildred-pitts-walter","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-the-christmas-sweater"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":366,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265\/revisions\/366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}