“Boy Called Christmas Series” A collection of New York Times bestselling author, Matt Haig’s heartwarming, Christmas adventures–A Boy Called Christmas, The Girl Who Saved Christmas, and Father Christmas and Me.
This collection includes three hilarious classics in the making from New York Times bestselling author Matt Haig.
“Matt Haig has an empathy for the human condition, the light and the dark of it, and he uses the full palette to build his excellent stories.” –Neil Gaiman, Newbery-winning author of The Graveyard Book
About Boy Called Christmas Series
1. A Boy Called Christmas (Boy Called Christmas Series Book 1)
A Boy Called Christmas is a 2021 British Christmas fantasy film directed by Gil Kenan from a screenplay by Ol Parker and Kenan, based on the 2015 book of the same name by Matt Haig, and starring Henry Lawfull, Toby Jones, Sally Hawkins, Kristen Wiig, Michiel Huisman, Zoe Colletti, Stephen Merchant, Jim Broadbent, and Maggie Smith. It tells the story of a boy who travels to a land of elves with the mouse that he trained to speak as he ends up coming to their aid when people sent by the king, which his father is part of, make off with one of the elves. The story is told by an old woman to her grand-niece and grand-nephews.
The film was released on 26 November 2021 in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, and China, by StudioCanal, while Netflix released the film internationally, on 24 November 2021. The film received positive reviews from critics.
In the United Kingdom, the film was classed as a Sky Original and became available to watch on Sky Cinema and streaming on Sky’s streaming service NOW.
Read More: [Reviews & Quotes] A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig
2. The Girl Who Saved Christmas (Boy Called Christmas Series Book 2)
“The Girl Who Saved Christmas” is a heartwarming and enchanting book written by Matt Haig. It is a delightful sequel to his previous work, “A Boy Called Christmas,” and continues the breathtaking adventures of Father Christmas and his courageous young apprentice, Amelia Wishart.
Amelia Wishart was the first child ever to receive a Christmas present. It was her Christmas spirit that gave Santa the extra boost of magic he needed to make his first trip around the world. But now Amelia is in trouble.
When her mother falls ill, she is sent to the workhouse to toil under cruel Mr. Creeper. For a whole year, Amelia scrubs the floors and eats watery gruel, without a whiff of kindness to keep her going. It’s not long before her hope begins to drain away.
Meanwhile, up at the North Pole, magic levels dip dangerously low as Christmas approaches, and Santa knows that something is gravely wrong. With the help of his trusty reindeer, a curious cat, and Charles Dickens, he sets out to find Amelia, the only girl who might be able to save Christmas. But first Amelia must learn to believe again. . . .
Read More: [Reviews & Quotes] The Girl Who Saved Christmas by Matt Haig
3. Father Christmas and Me (Boy Called Christmas Series Book 3)
Father Christmas and Me is another charming story and the perfect conclusion to this wonderful trilogy.
Let the battle for Christmas begin . . .
It isn’t always easy, growing up as a human in Elfhelm, even if your adoptive parents are the newly married Father Christmas and Mary Christmas.
For one thing, Elf School can be annoying when you have to sing Christmas songs everyday – even in July – and when you fail all your toy-making tests. Also it can get very, very cold.
But when the jealous Easter Bunny and his rabbit army launch an attack to stop Christmas, it’s up to Amelia, her new family and the elves to keep Christmas alive. Before it’s too late . . .
Read More: [Reviews & Quotes] Father Christmas and Me by Matt Haig
About the Author (Matt Haig)
Matt Haig is an author for children and adults. His memoir Reasons to Stay Alive was a number one bestseller, staying in the British top ten for 46 weeks. His children’s book A Boy Called Christmas was a runaway hit and is translated in over 40 languages. It is being made into a film starring Maggie Smith, Sally Hawkins and Jim Broadbent and The Guardian called it an ‘instant classic’. His novels for adults include the award-winning How To Stop Time, The Radleys, The Humans and the number one bestseller The Midnight Library.
Matt Haig was born on 3 July 1975 in Sheffield. He grew up in the Nottinghamshire town of Newark and later went on to study English and History at the University of Hull.
As of 2015, Haig is married to Andrea Semple, and they live in Brighton, Sussex, with their two children and a dog. The children were homeschooled.
Haig identifies as an atheist. He has said that books are his one true faith, and the library is his church.
Some of Haig’s work — especially part of the non-fiction books — is inspired by the mental breakdown he suffered from when he was 24-years-old. He still occasionally suffers from anxiety. He has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism.
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