When Santa Fell To Earth

cornelia funke paul howard oliver g. latsch

What would happen if Santa fell to Earth? Christmas through the eyes of Cornelia quirky, funny, ultimately heartwarming, and packaged in a collectible format. A new holiday classic!

Scared by a storm, Twinklestar, the least reliable reindeer, bolts--causing Santa and his sleigh to crash-land. And though Santa has dropped into a friendly neighborhood, he's not Jeremiah Goblynch, the ruthless new leader of the Council of Yuleland, is determind to put an end to children's wishes and turn the holiday season into his own personal moneymaking scheme. As the last REAL St. Nick around, only Santa stands between Goblynch and his grinchlike plan. With the help and hope of kids Charlotte and Ben, Santa must face Goblynch and his Nutcracker goons to save Christmas!

Genres christmasfantasychildrensmiddle gradefictionholidayyoung adultchapter booksadventurejuvenile

167 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1,1994

This edition

Format: 167 pages, Hardcover
Published: October 1, 2006 by Chicken House / Scholastic
ISBN: 9780439782043
ASIN: 043978204X
Language: English

Characters More characters

Ben

Full name - Benjamin EverheartHair – dark brown, short, thick and wavyEyes - brownHeight – 6 1”Weight – 180Body type – muscular/athleticAge – 20Handsome, charming, top of his class, and manager of the local cafe, college junior Ben had quite a lot going f...
Will Freeman

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Matilda

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Dean

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Emmanuel

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Niklas Goodfellow

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About the author

cornelia funke

Cornelia Funke is a multiple award-winning German illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. Amongst her best known books is the Inkheart trilogy. Many of Cornelia's titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. She has two children, two birds and a very old dog and lives in Los Angeles, California.