Julie at the North Pole

By Cheryl A. Price

Julie Heart has just turned ten years old and is at the point in her life where she is losing her belief in Santa Claus. Its the week before Christmas, and her magical Dream Pony, Algonquin, is determined she not lose her belief entirely.

With his guardian, Mickey Bright, Algonquin sweeps Julie away in the middle of the night. During their first journey, they met the evil Magnifico, and his follower, Billy Green Hat; they returned victorious. On this trip, they travel to the North Pole. Throughout the adventure, the trio encounter a host of characters including gray wolves and polar bears and even an ice breaker.

When Julie arrives at the North Pole on the back of Algonquin, she discovers St. Nicholas is on the verge of no longer making trips on Christmas Eve because so many children dont believe in him. Julie finds a way to restore his faith in others so he can continue his Christmas Eve journeys.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jun 1, 2015
• ISBN: 9781504914338

Cheryl A. Price

Cheryl A. Price is a former editor for a Chicago suburban newspaper. She earned master’s degrees in history, library science, and communication. Price has several years of experience in librarianship and journalism. She resides in Illinois.

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Published by AuthorHouse 06/08/2015

ISBN: 978-1-5049-1432-1 (sc)

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Contents

Chapter One: The Week before Christmas

Chapter Two: Wilderness

Chapter Three: Ice Jam

Chapter Four: The Guarded Gate

Chapter Five: Christmas Comes

Chapter One

The Week before Christmas

I t was the beginning of Christmas break. My twin brother Scott and I slogged through the falling snow on our way home from school. The streets were slippery, the skies gray, icicles hung from trees in the front yard. We raced one another to the front door and opened it to the scent of cinnamon rolls baking in the oven.

Scott was five minutes older than me and always said as much when he beat me to the house or in anything else. Little Sister you know I’ll come out ahead every single time.

Not always, and why call me ‘Little Sister’? You’re not that much older than me according to Mom.

We were very much alike. Both of us had curly blond hair, which Scott kept cut short and I wore long and in a ponytail. I was two inches taller but we were both slender. I was the reader. He was the one that liked to use his hands. He with Grandfather’s