Christopher's Crummy Christmas — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Eleven-year-old Christopher always spends Christmas alone. This year, he plans to change that. This year, he'll find a way to make his parents stay home. Everyone tells him he'll ruin Christmas, but he doesn't care. He wants a good Christmas, and he'll do anything to get it.

A classic Christmas story that first appeared in Boys' Life Magazine.

Rusch is a great storyteller.

-- RT Book Reviews