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The Santa List
Book Review
It was lots of fun to read
I was so excited to read this book and couldn’t wait to get stuck in. The story didn’t really get going as quickly as I wanted it too but when it did, it was lots of fun to read.
The story starts with Aisling and Joe and when their mum and dad go away just before Christmas a baby sitter comes to look after them. They get in trouble and Mrs Grough the baby sitter writes to Santa to say they shouldn’t get any presents. Aisling and Joe ask Victor for help. He is a bully from their school. They end up stealing Santa’s naughty or nice list. When they realise what they’ve done they race to save Christmas.
This is where the book gets really exciting as they don’t have very long to try to fix the problems. I think I would recommend this book to anyone who is 7 years old or more and who loves Christmas.
About the Book
This is a fun festive adventure like no other, with an Elf called Jiggles, a race to save Christmas and lots of cat food!
When Aisling and Joe antagonise their tough new babysitter, she writes to Santa asking for them to be put on the “naughty list”.
The children enlist the help of the school bully in an attempt to prevent them from missing out on Christmas Eve.
Author
Kieran Crowley
Kieran Crowley is an Irish children’s author from Mallow, County Cork. His debut novel Colm & the Lazarus Key was shortlisted for the Bisto Children’s Book of the Year Award in 2010, and he has since written other books for children aged around 9–12, such as The Mighty Dynamo and The Misfits Club.
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