Teen Christmas Fiction

In this modern take on a holiday classic, high school junior, Kerril, faces her past, present, and future to be reminded of the good in others, and in herself.

Harry Gruber plays the role of Scrooge in his school's production of A Christmas Carol, and he is extra nervous about tonight's performance because his father is in the audience - not away for business, as usual. Will the story's message of Christmas cheer and the redemptive power of love reach his father's distracted Scrooge heart?

Isla Riddle has been obsessed with true love for as long as she can remember. Books, TV, movies - if it's a story about star-crossed lovers, ill-fated love, or love conquering all, Isla has read it, seen it, and talked nonstop about it. She's also dedicated her life to it by helping her mom build up Riddle's Bridal Boutique and Wedding Planning, a business they started together after her dad left town...and they've just received their biggest break yet: a high society bride with a million-dollar budget.

It’s been a year since 13-year-old Toby Thornton found his long-lost family. But already cracks are appearing in his dream life. Forbidden from seeing his magical friends at The Winter Freak Show, he begins to realize how much he misses adventure. So, when he gets word that the elves are in danger, that’s all the excuse he needs to run away from home.

Cathleen Ellis is the author of more than 20 romance fiction titles for young adults. Baskets on Christmas Lane is the second title in the Jenny/Ann Trilogy. The story features Ann, a teacher in her early 20s, who witnesses a murder. She's placed in the federal witness protection program with a new identity, new life, and an opportunity to find love.

Santa is still our traditional Father Christmas, but did you know he's a cool dude. This story tells about a hi-tech Santa who uses every bit of technology you know about ; and more. Trying to get this last present delivered to Jimmy Bobbington is what Santa and the reindeers try to do before midnight. And there are a few people who might scupper his plans, like the police, like NASA, like airport security. At the heart of the story is Jimmy, a teenage boy who still believes in Father Christmas, and especially after seeing the unbelievable with his own eyes!

Join Lily E. Quince, the world's most loved talking pterodactyl, her 14-year-old "owner" Celeste, and the rest of PAWS - Private Army of Warrior Sleuths - as they have a holly jolly Christmas solving an array of mysterious cases involving werewolves, the scarlet snurfles, a wicked witch, and other nefarious foes!

Ausgerechnet kurz vor Weihnachten wird ein Hundewelpe entführt. Annabelle, Londons mehr oder weniger berüchtigte Detektivin, macht sich daran, den Fall aufzuklären – mit Unterstützung des neuen und äußerst charmanten Constables. Schneeflocken vor dem Fenster, Dates auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt, gemütliches Plätzchennaschen – Weihnachten steht vor der Tür.

Nachdem Quinn auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt eine Kette mit einem schwarzem Edelstein geschenkt bekommt, fällt ihr ein Mann in sonderbarer Kleidung zwischen den Ständen auf. Sie scheint die einzige zu sein, die ihn sehen kann. Quinn muss unbedingt herausfinden, was es mit dem mysteriösen Fremden auf sich hat. Schneeflocken vor dem Fenster, Dates auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt, gemütliches Plätzchennaschen – Weihnachten steht vor der Tür.

Seven-year-old Mark is entranced by the simple gifts of the Christmas season, starting with a perfect snowflake that lands on his nose.

A Christmas Carol in Maine is a holiday message to help fight teen drug use. Set in contemporary Hallowell, Maine, this retelling of the Dickens classic focuses on the issues that affect today's teens including drug and alcohol abuse and teen suicide. In place of old Scrooge, there is 16-year-old TJ. Having recently lost his father in Iraq, TJ turns to drugs in an effort to cope with the pressures of modern society.

A Christmas Carol is undoubtedly the most famous supernatural story in English. However, it was not the only supernatural story of the season that Charles Dickens wrote. In Victorian England, Christmas was the time to explore the supernatural in stories, and Charles Dickens was one of the best at it. Included in this volume are a full-cast dramatization of A Christmas Carol, plus three more of Dickens' best stories of the season.

Thirteen-year-old Jack and his 12-year-old sister Amanda visit their Grandma Jenny in the mountains over the Christmas holiday. They hear the story of a mythical cavern that Grandma went searching for 50 years earlier with her little brother Bill and their best friend Mike. Her brother was lost, never to be seen again. Drawn to the mystery, Jack and Amanda meet up with Daniel Madsen, a local boy diagnosed with Leukemia and only months to live.

Saki's (H. H. Munroe) wonderfully precocious Reginald expounds on the proper manner of gift giving, focusing on the proper presents (rubies are very good, mittens not so much), and instructing his elders on the presents most lilkely to receive a proper and polite "thank you."

An orphaned Siberian teen loses her job and home on Christmas Eve. Left on the streets to freeze, Faina flees to an abandoned castle for shelter. At the castle, she discovers the animal-torn body of a local recluse. No wonder Eurasian wolves are not recommended for the first-time pet owner. Can a girl with no past, preserve her future from accusations of murder and manage a pack of escaped wolves?

Twelve-year-old Annabel thought Christmas break was going to be amazing. She’d planned to stay home in New York City with her best friend and do traditional things like go ice-skating in Rockefeller Center, hit the after-Christmas sale at Bloomingdale’s, and scream with the TRL crowd at MTV in Times Square. But when her best friend bails, Annabel’s mom decides it’s high time Annabel visit her father and his new family in Australia.

Christmas is the most magical time of the year. Between the decorations, the movies, and the fun family traditions, you can truly feel the Christmas spirit. While visiting a local Christmas store, things seem to take a terrifying turn when Kelsey notices the store owner, Madame Trudeau, performing a strange ritual over the trio of elf dolls her younger brother Colby picked out.

Nothing puts a damper on the Christmas spirit more than a fluffy white rooster named Sweetie. Reginald and his flock plot to serve the big bully a helping of humble pie with the aid of their fellow farm animals and some creative storytelling. Will they end up on Santa's naughty list? Or Martha's stewpot? And can they teach a humbug how to get along?

Anna Miller has her whole life ahead of her and everything to look forward to this Christmas. She’s always dreamed of being a wife and mother on an Amish farm, and her dreams are about to come true. She’s certain that this Christmas, after three long years, Jed Graber is finally going to propose. When Jed asks her out on a special Christmas date, Anna knows the moment has come. But instead of proposing, Jed tells her he’s moving hundreds of miles away, and Anna’s world comes crashing down. Later, Jed’s brother, Dale, tries to comfort her, but she draws away from everyone.

In the small town of Abbott Creek, mysteries are as much a part of daily life as Katie Chupp's Christmas cookies. It's the most wonderful time of the year. With a winter chill settling in and Christmas right around the corner, no one would expect a mystery, but a mystery does indeed appear. Katie Chupp is spending her days catering to the holiday rush, but she soon finds herself in the midst of a secret project that attracts more attention than she wants. And when one local family finds a very unexpected surprise at their door, this is one mystery that may never be solved... even by Katie.