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How Nicholas Became Santa Claus
How Nicholas Became Santa Claus
How Nicholas Became Santa Claus
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A noble individuals rise from humble beginnings and the struggle between brothers for dominance form two of the basic stories that attract people to literature and history, both personal and global. In How Nicholas Became Santa Claus, Sandra Jo and Darrell R. Troupe, a husband-and-wife writing team, invite readers to enter the world of Nicholas, a boy whose simple life on the farm takes a turn for the adventurous when he makes a discovery.

As the only one who can prevent an evil prince from turning against his two brothers and seizing the crown in the wake of their fathers death, Nicholas discovers he has greater depths within himself and more potent connections to the magical Orphic Forest than he knew at the outset. Tapping these wellsprings of strength, Nicholas becomes the champion both of human and oddlings in his daring fight to restore balance and peace to his suffering world.

If you find yourself drawn to tales of good vanquishing evil, of the lowly discovering unknown nobility within themselves, and of life in lands where the mundane and magical commingle, then How Nicholas Became Santa Claus will become for you a book that invites you to turn to the next page and the next.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAuthorHouse
Release dateJun 15, 2012
ISBN9781477204771
How Nicholas Became Santa Claus
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Sandra Jo Troupe

Sandra Jo Troupe, a certified medical assistant, and Darrell R. Troupe Sr., a medical doctor, have worked in psychiatry for three decades. Their devotion to writing poetry and stories stretches back to their years as children. They enjoy reading and writing science fiction and fantasy. Married, they live in Chicago.

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