C. Lee McKenzie

C. Lee McKenzie

About

A native Californian, C. Lee McKenzie is a writer who captures the pulse of adolescent confusion in her young adult novels, Sliding on the Edge and The Princess of Las Pulgas, Coming soon is her debut middle grade fantasy, Alligators Overhead.

Santa's Birthday Gift

Santa's Birthday Gift

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<p><span style="color:#000000;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;">Santa’s Birthday Gift was written in response to a grandchild’s question, after reading the story of the Nativity.<span>  </span>She asked, “But where’s Santa?”<span>  </span>This story tells the story of the Nativity and then goes on to tell the story about how when Jesus is born, Santa sees the star at the North Pole and travels to see the baby.  Since he is a toymaker, he brings his bag of toys - and offers them to the Christ Child, and then to all the people of the town.  His birthday gift to Jesus is a promise to bring gifts to all good boys and girls each year on the Christ Child's birthday</span></p>

Story Behind The Book

I wanted to explore loss and how it affected a young adult, and I also wanted to go into the issue of stereotypes. I started with the question: What if someone had everything and suddenly almost nothing.

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