The author behind the Strangeworlds Travel Agency series delivers a page-turning festive yarn packed with magic, reindeer and big secrets, as a 10-year-old Harper becomes convinced her mum’s new boyfriend must be Father Christmas himself.
From L. D. Lapinski, the author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency, comes a magical Christmas story about a girl who is convinced her new stepdad is actually Father Christmas. Written in an advent calendar structure (a chapter to read each day in December in the lead up to Christmas) this is a heart-warming story to enjoy as a family.
10-year-old Harper lives with her single mum and her older brother Will. All is happy and well, until Mum announces she is bringing her new boyfriend, Nick, home for the Christmas season.
Nick is a bit... well... weird. He's impossible to annoy, always jolly, an expert at fixing toys, has a white beard and works part-time on a reindeer farm... could he be Father Christmas? Harper certainly thinks so, no matter how much her brother tells her it's nonsense - after all, after Nick arrives a reindeer shows up on the roof, a LOT of post suddenly starts coming for him, and snow falls but only seems to fill the family's back garden!
But when Nick starts spending unexplained time away from the family and keeping secrets, Harper and Will have to decide together if they really believe Nick is the big man himself.
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
ISBN: 9781510112933
Number of pages: 208
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
I absolutely loved Stepfather Christmas! I read an early copy from Hachette Children's Books in the Summer and I was instantly transported to the festive season.
Written in 25 chapters, with one to read each...
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For many children, Christmas is probably the most exciting time of the year. Not only is there the prospect of presents and special food but there is all of the build-up that goes alongside it, which – let’s be honest... More
What a fabulous story LD Lapinski has written, full of festive fun and hope. Harper has her suspicions about Mum’s boyfriend, but feels silly thinking that he could be Santa. How could that be possible? But, every... More
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