The Christmas Chronicles

The Christmas Chronicles
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Publisher : Bantam
Total Pages : 122
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780553908008
ISBN-13 : 0553908006
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis The Christmas Chronicles by : Tim Slover

In this new holiday classic, Tim Slover crafts a marvelous, magical novel about how Santa Claus became the man he is today. After reading The Christmas Chronicles, you’ll believe all over again in the magic of the season. Snow is falling, and the clock ticks toward midnight on Christmas Eve while countless children, too excited to sleep, anticipate the arrival of Santa Claus. But in Tim Slover’s deeply charming and utterly thrilling new novel, that’s the end rather than the beginning of the story. In this richly imagined tale of Santa’s origins, the man in full finally emerges. The Christmas Chronicles is at once an action-packed adventure, an inspiring story of commitment and faith, and a moving love story. It all starts in 1343, when the child Klaus is orphaned and adopted by a craftsmen’s guild. The boy will grow to become a master woodworker with an infectious laugh and an unparalleled gift for making toys. His talent and generosity uniquely equip him to bestow hundreds of gifts on children at Christmas—and to court the delightful Anna, who enters his life on a sleigh driven by the reindeer Dasher and becomes his beloved wife. Still, all is not snowfall and presents. Klaus will be shadowed by the envious Rolf Eckhof, who will stop at nothing to subvert him. But in the end, Santa’s magic is at last unleashed, flying reindeer come to his aid, and an epic battle between good and evil is waged in the frosty Christmas skies. By turns enchanting, hair-raising, and inspirational, The Christmas Chronicles is a beguiling tale destined to become a holiday favorite for the ages.

The Autobiography of Santa Claus

The Autobiography of Santa Claus
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 212
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781101127773
ISBN-13 : 1101127775
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis The Autobiography of Santa Claus by : Jeff Guinn

It all started when Jeff Guinn was assigned to write a piece full of little-known facts about Christmas for his paper, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. A few months later, he received a call from a gentleman who told him that he showed the story to an important friend who didn’t think much of it. And who might that be? asked Jeff. The next thing he knew, he was whisked off to the North Pole to meet with this “very important friend,” and the rest is, well, as they say, history. An enchanting holiday treasure, The Autobiography of Santa Claus combines solid historical fact with legend to deliver the definitive story of Santa Claus. And who better to lead us through seventeen centuries of Christmas magic than good ol’ Saint Nick himself? Families will delight in each chapter of this new Christmas classic—one per each cold December night leading up to Christmas!

The Christmas Chronicles: Parts 1 and 2 (Netflix)

The Christmas Chronicles: Parts 1 and 2 (Netflix)
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Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages : 48
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780593434505
ISBN-13 : 0593434501
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis The Christmas Chronicles: Parts 1 and 2 (Netflix) by : David Lewman

Netflix's The Christmas Chronicles and The Christmas Chronicles 2 come alive in an all-new full-color storybook! Get ready to save the holidays—twice! Based on the hit Netflix films The Christmas Chronicles and The Christmas Chronicles 2, both starring Kurt Russel as Santa Claus, this full-color storybook follows Kate, Teddy, and Jack on their incredible yuletide adventures. Children 4 to 6 are sure to love it!

The Christmas Chronicles

The Christmas Chronicles
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 752
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1585426695
ISBN-13 : 9781585426690
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis The Christmas Chronicles by : Jeff Guinn

In three holiday novels, Santa Claus recounts his adventures, his wife describes how she protected the holiday from the Puritans, and Santa discusses his experiences competing on a reality show that was looking for the "real" Santa.

Santa Steps Out

Santa Steps Out
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Publisher : Deadite Press
Total Pages : 0
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1621050130
ISBN-13 : 9781621050131
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Santa Steps Out by : Robert Devereaux

Sex, Death, and Santa Claus ... His generosity is legendary. He has a devoted wife, a crack team of sky-borne reindeer, hordes of industrious elves, and the love of good little boys and girls around the globe. But what unholy desires now propel him into the lascivious clutches of a certain fairy? And who was he before the sleigh and workshop, in times forgotten? ... She munches on molars, summons drowned sailors to her pleasure, and recalls, sharp as a pinprick, her life as the most savage of ash nymphs. Why then is she stuck, night after night, hovering above pillows to leave coins for gap-toothed brats? More important, how quickly can she captivate the jolly old elf to the north? ... He's huge, fluffy, lonesome, and unbearably horny. On his Easter rounds, he contrives, as often as possible, to get a grip on himself and peer into interesting bedrooms. But who in the world will throw him down and ravage him as the lovers under his gaze ravage one another? ... Deadite Press is proud to bring back the ultimate erotic Christmas story from Robert Devereaux

Catching Santa

Catching Santa
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Publisher : Pants On Fire Press
Total Pages : 305
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780982727102
ISBN-13 : 0982727100
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis Catching Santa by : David M. F. Powers

This 2011 Indie Award-Winner is the first in a new series. This Christmas, read a story unlike any other about a boy whose destiny will force you to forget everything you know about Santa because it¿s just not true! In Franco¿s book it is six days before Christmas in Winter Garden and weird things are happening in 11-year-old Jakob's Florida neighborhood. His friends are convinced their Christmas is in danger, and then live snowmen strangely appear and confirm the threat. Jakob dismisses the bizarre events as an elaborate hoax concocted by the neighborhood bully. But when the bully turns into smoke, a devilish stranger appears as the mastermind behind the mayhem demanding that Jakob catch Santa...or else!

The Great Santa Search

The Great Santa Search
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Publisher : National Geographic Books
Total Pages : 0
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781585425990
ISBN-13 : 1585425990
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis The Great Santa Search by : Jeff Guinn

This follow-up to Jeff Guinn's bestselling holiday favorites The Autobiography of Santa Claus and How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas takes readers on a sleigh ride through the history of Christmas in America that lands smack-dab in 2006, as a new reality TV show threatens to destroy the true spirit of Christmas. This third installment in Jeff Guinn's bestselling Christmas Chronicles series finds Santa facing perhaps the biggest challenge of his career. As Santa himself relates in this delightful holiday read, the trouble began in 1841, when a Philadelphia merchant named J.W. Parkinson hired a neighbor to dress as Kris Kringle in order to lure shoppers into his dry-goods store. Much to Santa's chagrin, it's been pretty much downhill since. It seems everybody wants a piece of Christmas, and through the years, it has gotten worse—to the point that not a Christmas can go by without phony Santas posing on street corners across the country. But when, in 2006, it's announced that a new reality TV show called The Great Santa Search will feature a competition to find the "real" St. Nicholas, Santa knows it's time to step in! With all the rich historical detail and glorious Christmas cheer that made The Autobiography of Santa Claus and How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas treasured family favorites, The Great Santa Search is destined to become yet another Christmas classic from Jeff Guinn.

House of Secrets

House of Secrets
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 474
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780062192486
ISBN-13 : 0062192485
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis House of Secrets by : Chris Columbus

Hailed as “a breakneck, jam-packed roller coaster of an adventure” by J. K. Rowling, this New York Times bestseller is the first installment in the explosive tween fantasy series by famed Hollywood director Chris Columbus (of Harry Potter fame) and bestselling author Ned Vizzini (It’s Kind of a Funny Story). Siblings Brendan, Eleanor, and Cordelia Walker once had everything they could ever want. But everything changed when Dr. Walker lost his job. Now the family must relocate to an old Victorian house, formerly the home of occult novelist Denver Kristoff—a house that simultaneously feels creepy and too good to be true. By the time the Walkers realize that one of their neighbors has sinister plans for them, they’re banished to a primeval forest way off the grid. Bloodthirsty medieval warriors patrol the woods around them, supernatural pirates roam the neighboring seas, and a power-hungry queen rules the land. To survive, the siblings will have to be braver than they ever thought possible—and to fight against their darkest impulses. The key may lie in their own connection to the secret Kristoff legacy. But as they unravel that legacy, they’ll discover that it’s not just their family that’s in danger . . . it’s the entire world.

How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas

How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 320
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781101118924
ISBN-13 : 110111892X
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas by : Jeff Guinn

In How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas, Jeff Guinn combines solid historical fact with glorious legend to deliver another heartwarming holiday book for the whole family. It's 1620 and Mrs. Claus's dear husband is off in the New World planting the seeds of what will become a glorious Christmas tradition. Meanwhile, Mrs. Claus has chosen to stay in England, where the first signs of a dangerous threat to Yuletide cheer are in evidence. The Puritans have gained control of Parliament and appear determined to take all the fun out of Christmas. But Mrs. Claus knows that it's time for serious action when, in 1647, a law is passed by Parliament that actually punishes anyone who celebrates Christmas. Using as its springboard the actual events of a day in 1647 when ten thousand peasants marched through the streets of Canterbury demanding their right to celebrate a beloved holiday, How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas is rich in historical detail, adventure, and plain ol' Christmas fun.

Santa Claus: The Book of Secrets

Santa Claus: The Book of Secrets
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Publisher : Russell Ince
Total Pages : 40
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781545743010
ISBN-13 : 1545743010
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis Santa Claus: The Book of Secrets by : Russell Ince

After centuries of closely guarding ancient secrets, Santa Claus has decided that the time has come to share the magical mysteries behind Christmas. All of the miraculous happenings that contribute towards making Christmas the most remarkable time of the year are finally to be revealed to the world.