title: The History of Christmas: Reading With a Purpose
author:  Jake Henderson 
description: Jake Henderson is a graduate of Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, OK, where he earned a BA in History Education. He also has a Masters Degree in History Education from SWOSU, which he earned in 2004. He has taught US History, World History, AP Government, US Government, Geography, Oklahoma History, and Psychology at the High School level for more than ten years. He currently lives and teaches in Woodward, OK. Robert Marshall also graduated from SWOSU where he earned a BA in History Education. He has taught U.S. History, World History, U.S. Government, Geography, Oklahoma History, World Studies, Art, and Music Appreciation at the middle and high school levels since 1999. He currently teaches at Blanche Thomas High School in Sentinel, Oklahoma.
zlib_text: A Graphically Designed Holiday
  
    
  
  By Ren Holly
  
    
  
  Graphic designer Eli has harbored a secret crush on nerdy math teacher Lincoln
  since they were at school together, and he’s perfectly content with his
  unrequited feelings—until Lincoln requests a special handmade holiday gift: a
  dating profile with all the bells and whistles Eli can include, one that will
  be sure to find Lincoln a boyfriend for Christmas.
  
  Eli uses building the profile as an excuse to spend time with Lincoln, but
  will he be able to watch his friend find love with someone else?
  
  For my brother, who deserves nothing less than a prince for Christmas.
  
  Chapter One
  
    
    
  
  ELI SAT hunched over a wooden desk that was nearly as intricate as it was old,
  hastily wrapping up a design project so that he could dive into the weekend
  with no lingering responsibilities. The memory of the desk inheritance was
  still fresh in Eli’s mind.
  
  It had been a gift from his father, reluctantly passed down to him, as
  promised, when he had com