Winner of the 2016 Florida Book Festival Awards Best Holiday-themed Book. Yes, you've seen these stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul and Family Circle, and you've heard them on the radio. They're written by the man New Englanders call the Christmas Story Pastor. For decades Rev. Steve Burt wrote stories for Christmas Candlelight Services and magazines reprinted them. In 1999 he took the clippings and started a read-aloud program for nursing homes and senior centers. Audiences laughed and cried. They asked for a book they could both use and give. Thus, A Christmas Dozen was born. On release...

2015 New England Book Festival award in Young Adult Fiction category. For kids who like ghosts stories and weird tales. As a bonus, reading comprehension and discussion questions after each of the 13 stories, plus writing challenges for those who want to write their own stories. From 4-time Mom's Choice Award winner Steve Burt, who writes the FreeKs paranormal teen detective thrillers, and Jolyn Joslin, retired middle-school teacher. Answers in back of book for parents, grandparents, teachers, librarians.