num_pages: 280
description: A teen girl gets the perfect second try at a first kiss in this young adult romantic comedy.Francie was born in a stable. Really. Granted it was the deluxe model with the light-up star on the roof one of the many Christmas items for sale at her familys Hollydale Holiday Shop. Their holiday gift empire also includes the Santa School which was founded by Francies beloved grandpa who recently passed away. Francies always loved working in the shop but lately Aunt Carole has been changing everything with her ideas for too-slick Hollywood-inspired Santas and horrible holiday-themed employee uniforms. Aunt Caroles vision will ruin all the charm and nostalgia Francie loves about her familys businessunless she does something about it. But this winter is about more than preserving the magic of Christmas. Francie is saving up for a car and angling to kiss the cute boy who works at the tree lot next doorhopefully it will be good enough to wipe her fiasco of a first kiss from her memory. As the weather outside gets more and more frightful can Francie pull off the holiday of her dreams?
language: English
title: Talk Santa to Me
publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers