The Santa Stone
by Kenneth J. MatthewsTeen & Young Adult Book Overview
On a flight back to his home base after finishing delivering Christmas presents to the children of the world, Santa Claus’ sleigh is attacked by giant condors. All the contents of Santa’s sleigh, and his personal possessions are lost in the attack, which ends when Santa is carried away by the birds. At a picnic on a beach the youngest child of the Morton family, Silver, discovers a strange stone in the surf. A stone that talks to the children. The children tell their parents that the stone is the property of Santa Claus and that he has lost it. Their parents smile, thinking it is all make-believe… The stone tells the Morton children Silver, Summer and Phoenix, that Santa is the prisoner of an evil wizard and Santa’s only chance of escape is having the stone returned to him. The cruel Wizard has ruled his world for centuries with his source of power being the ‘Lodestone’. After a wild and stormy night at home the children are magically transported to this world, where they discover it has been foretold that three Heroes will appear and raise an army from the population of Elves, dwarfs and reindeer to battle the evil wizard and free Santa.
