When Santa Fell To Earth
by Cornelia Funke
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Author: Cornelia FunkeEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-10-01
ISBN: 043978204X
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: The Chicken House
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Book Review: 6th grader's book report - 5 star review
Summary: 5 Stars
I recommend this book to everyone who loves Christmas and hates to say good-bye to it. When Santa Fell to Earth written by Cornelia Funke is certainly not the typical Christmas story. I found the book to be addicting and I did not want to put it down. The author spins a tale about a world where there are many Santas, each Santa has a reindeer, and instead of pulling a sleigh that Santa rides in, the reindeer pulls a caravan. Angels, elves, an evil Santa that wants to change Christmas so there is no magic and just corporate greed, scary nutcrackers, and one really good Santa all help to make this book addictive right to the last page. Believe me, if you were reading the book right now, you would not be able to put it down.
Even though the story is exciting and explains lots of Christmas mysteries, the main character is just an ordinary kid like you and me. He has some problems with math at school, not many friends, and his parents want to go someplace warm during Christmas instead of staying home. Ben becomes part of the tale when he dares to knock on the door of a strange caravan that appears on his street. In the caravan, which magically is bigger inside than what it looks from the outside, Ben meets the last real Santa, Niklas Goodfellow. He also meets two angel helpers, and a group of elves who like to swear. Santa's reindeer, Twinklestar, ran off during the storm that brought the caravan to earth. Luckily, after Ben hears Niklas' story, he and a girl named Charlotte and her dog Mutt are able to find Twinklestar. He had been hiding out in a department store where they had lots of marzipan, his favorite food. Finding an invisible reindeer isn't easy, and Niklas rewards Ben and Charlotte by showing them the elves' workshop inside the caravan. How could you not want to read a book that explains how Santa is able to carry all those presents in one sack? Just hearing Niklas, the angels and elves tell Ben and Charlotte how one bad Santa has tried to take over Christmas makes me want to read the book again.
If you want to find out what happens to Goblynch (the bad Santa), how the elves bring snow from Yule Land to the earth, why Niklas can't remove his boots, how Ben and his family become closer and discover the magic of Christmas, and what happens at the end of the story, then make sure you read When Santa Fell to Earth. If your library does not have a copy, you can borrow mine as long as you promise to return it. Even though the story is not traditional, it will fill you with good spirit and Christmas cheer.
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