Closing the Book on Santa Claus & Other Holiday Stories

Closing the Book on Santa Claus & Other Holiday Stories is a delightful collection of short stories that will brighten the holiday season of both adults and children. The title story is about a father who tries to save his daughter’s holiday celebration after it is cancelled at her school. He organizes a rally at city hall, but unexpected calamity prevails. It includes appearances by the three wise men, Joel, a homeless vagabond who receives a message from a covey of sparrows, Ben, an African-American man who lost his home in New Orleans to Hurricane Katrina, Sara, a Jewish seamstress whose hands can change the shape of destiny, and Ottah, a Turkish baker. Based on a true event, this story shows the importance of local Merry Christmas laws. The book also contains four other stories about traveling through a blizzard, a lady dealing with rowdy guests at a party, immigrants coping with their first holiday, and a stolen Christmas tree that brings nothing but trouble.