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Catching Santa (The Kringle Chronicles, Book 1)

por Marc Franco

Series: The Kringle Chronicles (1)

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Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. HTML: Catching Santa was nominated to the Sunshine State Young Readers Award committee for consideration for 2014-2015 SSYRA List! Awards 2011 Next Generation Indie Book Award Winner (Children's/Juvenile Fiction) Accelerated Reader Quiz #150476 (BL: 4.5, Pts: 9, MG) Description High-tech gadgetry and ancient magic has done little to aid in the centuries old search for Santa's rogue assistant, Servant Rupert. But Servant Rupert has been searching for someone too the fabled Pole, the one person who can see Santa. But the search has not fared well for Servant Rupert. To make matters worse his agents have contacted Santa s forces wishing to defect. A risky plan is quickly set in motion by Santa s Special Forces to divulge the location of Jakob Jablonski, the Pole, in hopes it will lead to the capture of Santa s forever naughty helper. Wasting little time, Servant Rupert recklessly contacts Jakob. In the ensuing mayhem Jakob is drawn into the mystery of Santa and his dastardly rogue assistant when proclaimed a Pole by Servant Rupert. He quickly demands that Jakob catch Santa on Christmas...or he will turn everyone Jakob cares for into coal! Jakob and his band of friends, partnering with elf spies and rogue agents of Servant Rupert, begin to uncover hints of a sinister plot involving more than just catching Santa. Now it is up to Jakob and his friends to set a trap to lure SR out into the open on Christmas using Santa as the bait. In his exquisitely written Christmas fantasy debut and 2011 Next Generation Indie Book Award Winner, David M. F. Powers, aka Marc Franco creates an original yet simple world while staying true the traditions of Christmas and Santa. Jakob's adventurous journey to self-acceptance of his destiny is one readers will remember long after they've turned the final page. .… (más)

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2011 (2) adulto joven (2) amazing and unique characters and some humor thrown in the mix! It is a great read and I highly recommend it! I can't wait for book two! ♥ : )♥:)♥♥~♥ ♥~♥♥~♥ (1) amigos (1) Amistad (1) Aventura (3) book 1 of series (1) book for boys (1) Fantasía (4) February 2012 (1) Ficción (5) Ficción juvenil (1) First I would like to say I expected to like this book but never thought I would love it! If you are expecting a sappy good feeling Christmas book you couldn't be more wrong.Catching Santa is refreshingly new and different! This book is full of action (1) Florida (3) Invierno (2) July 2011 (1) Lecturas avanzadas (2) leído en 2011 (1) Leído/a (1) Libro electrónico (5) libros para niños (2) Navidad (7) niño (1) No (1) Por leer (1) pre-teen (1) Santa (5) supnat (1) Voigts11 (1) zz-read (1)

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I attempted to read this book several times but each time was not able to finish it. Plain and simple, it just wasn't a book I enjoyed. As always though, I encourage you all to not go by my review and read/ make your own opinions about this book. (

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mrsrenee | Sep 14, 2016 |

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Certainly not your typical Santa book, Catching Santa takes the reader on a fast-paced, Star Wars like battle between good and evil when Jakob and his three friends mistakenly speak fateful words...that they no longer believe that Santa is real.

Conjuring up some age-old folklore, a magical, fantastical world opens up where an evil being named S.R. tries to lure Santa to him, in order to capture and use for his own evil purposes, Santa's power. Little does Jakob know that he is a Pole, one who has some powers of his own and can see what others cannot.

It is a battle against, not only evil, but time, as time is of the essence, if Santa is to continue delivering presents to good little boys and girls throughout the world. On a fateful Christmas Eve, Jakob and his three friend, Logan, Shig, and Fleep try their best to align with other good forces to defeat an enemy that has at his fingertips the ability and the power to defeat all that is good.

Catching Santa may appeal to some older, tween readers, but, in all honesty, do we really want to be reading about such evilness in conjunction with our beloved Santa...even if he isn't real? I, for one, think not.

Thank you to LibraryThing Early Reviewers for choosing me to receive a copy of this ARC. However, I never received it, but decided to read it anyway. (

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jackiewark | Nov 29, 2015 |

Definitely a different approach to the whole Santa/Christmas theme. It turned out to be too different for my personal tastes, but I thought the book itself was decently written - hence the 3 stars instead of just 1 or 2. I do agree with those who said the vocabulary in the book was too advanced at times for someone who's only supposed to be 11. (

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TnTexas | Dec 30, 2013 |

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A very cute to read to any child around the holidays. My nieces and nephews enjoyed the book. (

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wynne68 | Nov 27, 2012 |

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I thought this book was very unique and creative in telling a story about Christmas and Santa. I was quickly captured in the book and did not put it down until I had finished it. I definately recommend this book. (

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Catching Santa is a unique story, a fun read not to be missed for young fiction collections.

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Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. HTML:

Catching Santa was nominated to the Sunshine State Young Readers Award committee for consideration for 2014-2015 SSYRA List!

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2011 Next Generation Indie Book Award Winner (Children's/Juvenile Fiction)

Accelerated Reader Quiz #150476 (BL: 4.5, Pts: 9, MG)

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High-tech gadgetry and ancient magic has done little to aid in the centuries old search for Santa's rogue assistant, Servant Rupert. But Servant Rupert has been searching for someone too the fabled Pole, the one person who can see Santa. But the search has not fared well for Servant Rupert. To make matters worse his agents have contacted Santa s forces wishing to defect. A risky plan is quickly set in motion by Santa s Special Forces to divulge the location of Jakob Jablonski, the Pole, in hopes it will lead to the capture of Santa s forever naughty helper. Wasting little time, Servant Rupert recklessly contacts Jakob.

In the ensuing mayhem Jakob is drawn into the mystery of Santa and his dastardly rogue assistant when proclaimed a Pole by Servant Rupert. He quickly demands that Jakob catch Santa on Christmas...or he will turn everyone Jakob cares for into coal! Jakob and his band of friends, partnering with elf spies and rogue agents of Servant Rupert, begin to uncover hints of a sinister plot involving more than just catching Santa. Now it is up to Jakob and his friends to set a trap to lure SR out into the open on Christmas using Santa as the bait.

In his exquisitely written Christmas fantasy debut and 2011 Next Generation Indie Book Award Winner, David M. F. Powers, aka Marc Franco creates an original yet simple world while staying true the traditions of Christmas and Santa. Jakob's adventurous journey to self-acceptance of his destiny is one readers will remember long after they've turned the final page.

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