LET THE BATTLE FOR CHRISTMAS BEGINIt isn't always easy, growing up as a human in Elfhelm, even if your adoptive parents are the newly married Father Christmas and Mary Christmas. For one thing, Elf School can be annoying when you have to sing Christmas songs every day - even in July - and when you fail all your toy-making tests. Also it can get very, very cold.But when the jealous Easter Bunny and his rabbit army launch an attack to stop Christmas, it's up to Amelia, her new family and the elves to keep Christmas alive. Before it's too late . . .
Review
"A subtle contemporary message about outsiders and hate underpins this energetic, funny adventure that has charm, warmth, and a sprinkle of Christmas magic" ―
Daily Mail
"Funny, exciting and full of Christmas charm, this makes perfect reading for the festive season" ―
The Week
"Absolutely brilliant" ―
CBBC on THE GIRL WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS
"Full of heart and humour" ―
Daily Express on THE GIRL WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS
"Will melt your Grinch-frozen heart
" -- SIMON MAYO
"A lovely, warm, enveloping seasonal read" ―
Guardian on THE GIRL WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS
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A Christmas classic for a new generation . . . touching, funny and packed with memorable characters" ―
Sunday Mail on A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS
"A glorious mix of fairytale, folklore and fun" ―
FRANCESCA SIMON on A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS
"The most evergreen, immortal Christmas story to be published for decades" ―
STEPHEN FRY on A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS
"Terrific . . . An instant classic" ―
GUARDIAN on A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS
Book Description
The third book in the festive series from number one bestselling author Matt Haig, and featuring enchanting illustrations from Chris Mould
From the Inside Flap
It isn't always easy, growing up as a human in Elfhelm, even if your adoptive parents are the newly married Father Christmas and Mary Christmas.
For one thing, Elf School can be annoying when you have to sing Christmas songs everyday, even in July.
But when the jealous Easter Bunny and his rabbit army launch an attack to stop Christmas, it's up to Amelia, her new family and the elves to keep Christmas alive.
Before it's too late . . .
From the Back Cover
It isn't always easy, growing up as a human in Elfhelm, even if your adoptive parents are the newly married Father Christmas and Mary Christmas.
For one thing, Elf School can be annoying when you have to sing Christmas songs everyday, even in July.
But when the jealous Easter Bunny and his rabbit army launch an attack to stop Christmas, it's up to Amelia, her new family and the elves to keep Christmas alive.
Before it's too late . . .
Author Bio
Matt Haig is the number one bestselling author of Reasons to Stay Alive and Notes on a Nervous Planet and six highly acclaimed novels for adults, including How to Stop Time, The Humans and The Radleys. He has also written many books for children, including most recently the Sunday Times bestseller, The Truth Pixie, and he has won the Blue Peter Book Award, the Smarties Book Prize and been nominated three times for the Carnegie Medal. He has sold more than a million books in the UK and his work has been translated into over forty languages.@matthaig1 | matthaig.com
Chris Mould went to art school at the age of sixteen. He has won the Nottingham Children's Book Award and been commended by the Sheffield Children's Book Award. He loves his work and likes to write and draw the kind of books that he would have liked to have had on his shelf as a boy. He is married with two children and lives in Yorkshire.
