On December 17th, when Theo Bartlett and his little sisters, Olivia and Sophie, went into the woods behind their house to investigate the explosion they heard, the last thing they thought they'd find would be Santa Clause's sleigh, chock full of presents and an unexpected stowaway - a little green, ten-year-old alien named Gug! The Bartlett kids quickly realize that Gug and Santa have somehow switched places! Gug is here on earth while Santa is stuck on a spaceship somewhere in the galaxy! Theo, Olivia and Sophie know they only have one week to reunite their new alien buddy with his family while figuring out a way to get Santa back in time to save Christmas. And this all has to be done while keeping Gug secret from their friends and family! That alone would require a Christmas-sized miracle, but when you throw in an alien-hunting Mall Santa, an Air Force pilot with a grudge against St. Nick and the biggest bully at school (who is intent on making the Bartlett children miserable), their task seems darn near impossible! Will the siblings and Gug be able to save the day, or will millions of children wake up to find no presents under their trees Christmas morning? Kids of all ages, as well as their parents and grandparents, will love this fast-paced, fun, out-of-this-world, instant holiday classic.
The best gifts come in big packages. Meet Kathleen: a thirty-six-year-old Plain Jane extraordinaire, with a Ph. D in Xenobiology and another in Spinsterhood. This year, yet again, her sorry self is stuck working on Mars for the holidays. Aside from dodging the unrequited attentions of a certain cringe-worthy bachelor on the station, she mentally prepares for yet another lonely and boring Christmas. But when her sister sends her an early gift in the form of a drool-worthy alien hellbent on fulfilling her every desire, Kathleen isn't so sure she wishes to stay off the naughty list anymore. This book is standalone.
When young Roland is disappointed by seeing a tiny gift on Christmas morning, he learns that some gifts can't and shouldn't be defined by their physical size.
This is a tantalizing story of an ALIEN family visiting the EARTH people on Christmas Eve. The father's name is LO, pronounced LO-o-o. and the mother's name is LEE-ee-ee. The twin's names are as follows: the girl's name is LA-a-a, and her brother's name is LOU-ou-ou. So, LO-o-o. LEE-ee-ee, LA-a-a, and LOU-ou-ou entered the Christmas Eve ceremony at the Presbyterian Church of Toms River, N.J., USA, and mesmerized the congregation. After the service, the ALIEN Family returned to space with their round spaceship with a great roar of flashing bright orange and red lights and roared into the sky brightening the whole dark atmosphere. As they got farther and farther, the people could still hear the Hymn -"JOY TO THE WORLD, THE LORD IS COME" loudly from the spaceship as if they were right next to the people down on earth. The people all waved saying their good-byes and shouting "Come back again next Christmas." Indeed, this was a most amazing, incredible and miraculous evening, never to be forgotten.
Hi. I'm Gwen. I'm a single mom to two growing boys-and now I'm the brand new owner of an alien whose greatest wish in life is to become a live-in nanny.It's been kind of a weird day.I wholeheartedly recommend adding an alien to your household though. He cooks, he cleans-and the kids love him. But three things you should know if you're going to keep a seven-foot-tall alien in your basement?You might want to invest in flameproof cookware.He will think of you as his planet's equivalent of a princess.And my alien is totally stealing my underwear.**This is a 37K, sweet Standalone Novella. Note: Explicit language and adult scenes are contained in this book.***Heads up for readers of the Stolen series: this is an interconnected standalone, so hop in and have some fun "Ha!" moments with me!
It's Christmastime on Elysia. The weather is as wintery as one can expect in a rain forest and our annual secret Santa game is in full swing. Yet for me, something's missing. My heart aches whenever I think of mi familia back home. Still, I'm determined to make this Christmas a special one and when I meet a Grinchy, green alien living high on a mountain above our village I've suddenly got a project. For years this guy has been living in solitude-That ends now. No one should be alone, especially at Christmas. Family is the dearest thing to my heart and I'm going to make this Grinch a part of mine whether he likes it or not. But the one thing I didn't plan on, was falling in love in the process.
Finalist - The Wishing Shelf Children's Book Awards - 9-12 year old Category. Indie BRAG Award Winner. In this fast paced, Children's holiday science fiction adventure, Edwin, a fourteen year old and an odd character dressed as Santa Claus attempt to stop aliens and save the planet in 1950's Manhattan. When Edwin cuts his finger, dripping a few drops of blood onto a bone-colored tracking device he becomes a target of a group of aliens that think he holds the secret to the human race's defeat. The only person who seems to know what to do is a fat man wearing a Santa Claus suit and he somehow seems to know just a little too much. Who is he and why does he know so much? Where did the aliens come from and what are they after? Can a Fourteen year old wandering the cold, empty streets of Manhattan late on Christmas Eve and an odd character dressed as Santa Claus stop the aliens, save the planet and discover the true meaning of Christmas? Readers are calling it "packed with humor, action" and "adventure" and "intelligent and thoroughly enjoyable." Grab hold of this children's science fiction Christmas adventure and take a wild ride. One day, Edwin's father, Fundy, witnesses a strange object falling out of the sky. When he realizes a person is in it, he helps the red suited man pull his strange vehicle out of the muck with his horse, Paulo. As Santa flies off, he accidentally drops his ring. After his encounter with the strange man, Fundy and his wife move to the United States, hoping to find happiness, but instead they eventually get divorced, placing Edwin in a children's home when neither of them could take care of their son. When Edwin is dropped off at the children's home, Fundy gives his son his most prized possession, the Santa's ring. Several years after his divorce, Fundy has remarried, has a little girl, acquired a decent job, and wishes for Edwin to come back home. Whether for rage or guilt, Edwin cannot bring himself to do this. He feels as though his home is no longer his own, as if a strange woman is living there. Edwin knows that he will no longer see his father and actual mother together ever again, but it's just not right to him. Called, "an absolute gem of a story aimed at our 8 -10 yr olds," it brings "a wonderful slant to a timeless classic" that seems to have always lived around Santa Claus and the gift of Christmas, bringing us closer to that Original Christmas. As the aliens chase Edwin through the cold, dark streets on Christmas Eve, steadily getting closer and closer, you will run with Edwin as he tries to determine what in the world is going on? Who are those people that are chasing him? Why does Santa seem to know about Edwin being tracked? Amid the dashing through a city to escape strange people chasing him, our hero discovers things about himself that he has never known and learns just how valuable family really is. During the fight between Edwin, Santa Claus and the aliens, our hero learns just how much difference loyalty and friendship can make and that family values are the real gifts that Christmas brings. "There is simply something about the character Edwin that I really fell in love with and latched on to. Perhaps it was his family situation and the decision that he had to make when deciding whether to live with his reconstructed family or stay at a children's home that naturally drew me to him." --Annette Huss A holiday Christmas tale about a dysfunctional family coming together married to a science fiction adventure involving an alien scouting party prior to a full scale alien invasion, this one is sure to please middle grade students and adults alike. Set in a 1950's Manhattan, the book has a retro feel but the situations and family conflicts are timeless. A brisk, fast paced and entertaining novel that constantly engages the reader with new developments, Santa Claus vs the Aliens is full of tense situations interspersed with fun, laughs and comedy.
