Meet the Characters: Santa and Rudy

With less than a week till my book is released, I thought now would be a good time to introduce you to some of the key players in my story.

Well, I know you already know about this guy. That's my dad. You know he's fat and jolly and brings you toys every year. But you don't know what he's like at home. Sure, he's great when he's bringing you scooters and BB guns and fun things that can kill you. He's a tad more overprotective when it comes to his little princess.

For example? Boys. He still thinks I'm too young to go on dates. I'm sixteen. He's probably afraid that if I grow up, I'll stop believing in him, like a lot of kids.

Which brings me to the new boy. To be honest, I didn't like Rudy Tutti at all. Not at first. He's not like the other boys at North Pole High. For one thing, he hates everything to do with Christmas, so all of the kids at school used to laugh and call him names.

But then Mr. Polar Bear assigned him to be my lab partner for our school Christmas-tree project. And it turns out, Rudy is kind of hot chocolate. Of course, my dad will never see him as anything but a troublemaker — at the top of the Naughty List!

Come back tomorrow and I'll introduce you to some of my other friends. :)