The Trouble with Santa

The Trouble with Santa
Author: Betsy Sachs
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 70
Release: 1990
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780679904106

When Billy Getten's class puts on a holiday play he learns how different cultures celebrate winter and wonders if there really is a Santa Claus.

The Trouble with Christmas

The Trouble with Christmas
Author: Debbie Mason
Publisher: Forever
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-09-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781538760079

Now a Hallmark movie! Welcome to Christmas, Colorado, a charming small town where the beloved sheriff will need a Christmas miracle to convince a hotshot city girl to believe in the magic of the holidays. Resort developer Madison Lane is about to lose the one thing she loves most in the world - her job. Dubbed "The Grinch Who Killed Christmas," Madison spoiled a deal that would turn quaint Christmas, Colorado, into a tourist's winter wonderland. Now the citizens want her fired but the company gives her one last chance, sending Madison to the small town to restore the holiday cheer. For Sheriff Gage McBride, no hotshot executive from New York City is going to destroy the dreams of the people he loves. But one look at this beautiful woman and it's his heart that may be broken. In just a few days, Madison causes more trouble than he's had to deal with all year. He can't decide if she's naughty or nice, but one thing is for certain--Christmas will never be the same again. Includes the short story "Christmas with an Angel" for the first time in print!

The Trouble With Santa

The Trouble With Santa
Author: Jane Marie
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2023-05-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

Jane is confused about Santa Claus. She's been told that Santa lives at the North Pole, yet she saw him at the Christmas parade in her town. She's been told that Christmas is about getting presents, but her parents said Christmas is about Jesus's birth. Something is up, and Jane's trying to solve the mystery of the inconsistencies between the folklore of Santa Claus and her reality.

The Trouble with Christmas

The Trouble with Christmas
Author: Amy Andrews
Publisher: Entangled: Amara
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2019-09-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1640638202

"[W]ill generate holiday spirit in even the most Scrooge-like reader.” Kirkus Review, Starred Review All Suzanne St. Michelle wants is an over-the-top, eggnog-induced holiday with her best friend in Credence, Colorado. But when her hoity-toity parents insist she come home for Christmas in New York, she blurts out that her sexy landlord is actually her boyfriend and she can’t leave him—Joshy loves Christmas. The more twinkle lights the better. Rancher Joshua Grady does not love Christmas. Or company, or chatty women. Unfortunately for him, the chattiest woman ever has rented the cottage on his ranch, invited her rich, art-scene parents, and now insists he play “fake rancher boyfriend” in a production of the Hokiest Christmas Ever. And somehow...she gets him to agree. Apparently, he’ll do anything to get his quiet life back. At least there’s mistletoe every two feet—and kissing Suzy is surprisingly easy. But in the midst of acres of tinsel, far too many tacky Christmas sweaters, and a tree that can be seen from space, he’s starting to want what he lost when he was a kid—a family. Too bad it’s with a woman heading back to New York before the ball drops... Each book in the Credence, Colorado series is STANDALONE: * Nothing But Trouble * The Trouble with Christmas * Asking for Trouble

The Trouble with Santa

The Trouble with Santa
Author: Betsy Sachs
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 62
Release: 1990
Genre: Christmas stories
ISBN: 9780679804109

When Billy Getten's class puts on a holiday play he learns how different cultures celebrate winter and wonders if there really is a Santa Claus.

The Trouble with Christmas

The Trouble with Christmas
Author: Tom Flynn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 262
Release: 1993
Genre: Bibles
ISBN:

This book addresses the need for the holiday to realize that it is not for everyone. Author Flynn discusses how Christmas has been tolerated by Jews and atheists, but other non-Christians won't be as accommodating as their numbers grow. He believes that social traditions need to be redefined to meet the growing number of people totally outside the Christmas celebration.

Dear Santa, Please Come to the 19th Floor

Dear Santa, Please Come to the 19th Floor
Author: Yin
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2011-09-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101650303

Willy wants to cheer his best friend, Carlos, up. And what better way to do so than a Christmas visit from Santa Claus himself? But when Santa answers Willy's e-mail pleading with him to visit the 19th floor of their inner-city apartment building, he doesn't quite know what is in store for him. Yin and Chris Soentpiet, the author-illustrator pair who created the ALA notable Coolies, bring us a heartwarming and modern Christmas story with the lush illustrations that Soentpiet fans have come to love.

Santa Claus Doesn't Mop Floors (Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #3)

Santa Claus Doesn't Mop Floors (Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #3)
Author: Debbie Dadey
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 61
Release: 2021-12-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1338829157

The hugely popular early chapter book series re-emerges -- now in e-book! The kids in the third grade at Bailey Elementary are so hard to handle that all of their teachers have quit. But their new teacher, Mrs. Jeepers, is different to say the least. She's just moved from the Transylvanian Alps and she seems to have some strange powers that help her deal with these mischief-makers. Her methods may be a little unconventional, but, then again, Mrs. Jeepers may be just what the Bailey School kids need.

It's Christmas, David!

It's Christmas, David!
Author: David Shannon
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2016-09-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 133813776X

The bestselling star of No, David! turns Christmas traditions upside down with laugh-aloud humor. Readers of all ages will vividly remember trying to peek at hidden gift packages; writing scrolls of wish lists to Santa; and struggling to behave at formal Christmas dinner parties. Always in the background, we know Santa Claus is watching, soon to decide if David deserves a shiny new fire truck or a lump of coal under the tree. From playing with delicate ornaments to standing in an endlessly long line for Santa, here are common Christmas activities--but with David's naughty trimmings. A surefire hit that is destined to be an annual classic.

Turkey Claus

Turkey Claus
Author: Wendi Silvano
Publisher: Two Lions
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Christmas stories
ISBN: 9780761462392

Santa Claus finds a way to help Turkey avoid becoming Christmas dinner.