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Rick Scroogeman hates Christmas. He can’t stand the carols and the pageants. He can’t stand the lights and the mistletoe. But what he hates the most is having to watch the old movie A Christmas Carol every year at school. Since his name is Scroogeman, all of his classmates start calling him Scrooge. And he hates being called Scrooge.But everything starts to change when three ghosts visit him. At first, he thinks it’s a dream. But then he realizes that it might be a nightmare. A nightmare that could become real.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rick Scroogeman hates Christmas. He can’t stand the carols and the pageants. He can’t stand the lights and the mistletoe. But what he hates the most is having to watch the old movie A Christmas Carol every year at school. Since his name is Scroogeman, all of his classmates start calling him Scrooge. And he […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5224,"template":"","book_tag":[1051],"age_group":[24],"book_type":[1044],"book_author":[811],"class_list":["post-9812","our-books","type-our-books","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","book_tag-scary","age_group-9-year-olds","book_type-paid","book_author-r-l-stine"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nYoung Scrooge - A Very Scary Christmas Story | Age 9+ | Little Reads<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Young Scrooge - A Very Scary Christmas Story by R. L. Stine. For ages 9+. Rick Scroogeman hates Christmas. He can't stand the... 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