Um, typically, in Judeo-Christian beliefs anyway, angels aren't dead things; that is, you don't become an angel upon death. I think the idea is more along the lines of a Christmas pageant—kids dressing up as characters from the Christmas story, which does include angels.

Excellent suggestions.

I teach high school English at a Christian school. Both Ender's Game and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy are on the reading list for the freshman class. In my senior honors English class, we're finishing up Jasper Fforde's Shades of Grey. I understand what you're saying—at another Christian school I wasn't…