For the Rest of Us: 13 Festive Holiday Stories to Celebrate All Seasons
Written by Dahlia Adler (Editor)
Published by Quill Tree Books
From Lunar New Year to Solstice, Día de Los Muertos to Juneteenth, and all the incredible days in between, it’s clear that Americans don’t just have one holiday. Edited by the esteemed Dahlia Adler and authored by creators who have lived these festive experiences firsthand, this joyful collection of stories shows that there isn’t one way to experience a holiday.
Includes stories from:
- Dahlia Adler—High Holidays
- Candace Buford—Juneteenth
- A. R. Capetta and Cory McCarthy—Solstice
- Preeti Chhibber—Holi
- Natasha Díaz—Passover
- Kelly Loy Gilbert—Lunar New Year
- Kosoko Jackson—Kwanzaa
- Aditi Khorana—Diwali and Dussehra
- Katherine Locke—Chrismukkah
- Abdi Nazemian—Nowruz
- Laura Pohl—Valentine’s Day
- Sonora Reyes—Day of the Dead
- Karuna Riazi—Eid al-Fitr
Primary ISBN: Hardcover
Publication Date: September 2025
Available As: Hardcover, Audiobook, eBook
Young Adult, Anthology, Age 13 or older
Community Represented: Various
Themes: Celebrations, Celebrations: Christmas, Celebrations: Día de los Muertos, Celebrations: Diwali, Celebrations: Holi, Celebrations: Lunar New Year, Celebrations: Nowruz, Celebrations: Passover, Celebrations: Ramadan & Eid, Celebrations: Rosh Hashanah, Celebrations: Valentine’s Day, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Format: Anthology, Format: Audiobook, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Christian, Religious Background: Hindu, Religious Background: Jewish, Religious Background: Muslim
Setting: United States
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Various
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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