NaNoWriMo:This book participated in the 2011 National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo).
7194 words completed (goal: 50000)
Average words/day: 654
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Published: Nov. 19, 2011
Words: 8735 (approximate)
Language: English
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(This was my NanoWriMo entry this year. I updated it throughout November. It was FREE until December) Sean T. Close is a young boy living in Ireland many years ago. His Da, Nick travels all around the world at Xmas bringing presents to little children. A naughty boy tries to sabotage Nick's Christmas run and poor Nick gets sick. Sean has to save Christmas and his father's reputation.Extended description
Sean Timothy Close is a young boy living in Ireland many years ago.He has a very special father, however. His Da, Nick travels all around the world at Xmas bringing presents to little children.
A naughty boy tries to sabotage Nick's Christmas run and poor old Nick gets sick.
Sean has to save Christmas and his father's reputation, but he has to travel to the North Pole to learn how to get round the world by sleigh in just one night!
How will he manage since he has never driven a sleigh before?
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santa claus, christmas eve, christmas holidays, fr christmas, irish santa, sean t closeAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
Nick Daws
on Jan. 11, 2012 :
I enjoyed reading this story, although it is aimed at readers a good bit younger than I am.
The author certainly isn't afraid to take liberties with the traditional view of Santa, explaining that 'many years ago' he lived in Ireland, not Iceland!
The story swings along nicely, with Sean T. Close (Santa Claus?) having to take over his Dad's sleigh to deliver all the presents for Christmas, after Dad suffers an unfortunate accident due to unauthorized modifications made to the sleigh by Sean's mischievous friend.
Needless to say, Sean faces various challenges along the way, and suffers a few frights from witches and other ill-wishers. But, with a little help from his friends, I don't suppose it will surprise anyone to learn that he succeeds in his mission!
My only criticisms are that some of the character names struck me as slightly inappropriate, e.g. a girl with long hair is given the title The Hairy Girl, which I'm afraid conjures a rather less-than-appealing image in my mind! I also found the science-fictional explanations (e.g. a device that shrinks presents so that they will all fit on the sleigh) sat a little uneasily at times with the long-ago setting, although Star Wars did this as well, I suppose.
Overall, Sean T. Close is an unusual and exciting tale I'm sure will hold young readers spellbound. No doubt it's only cynical old adults like me that will find any fault with it!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)
(reviewed within a month of purchase)