The Christmas Bus
FRONT FLAP Amy skimmed the brochure. "It sounds like the town decided to capitalize on its name-Christmas Valley-and turned into a tourist town where everything is about Christmas." She looked out at the pine trees. "I guess it does look kind of Christmassy up here. Look, Collin! It's really snowing." Collin just muttered, "Uh-huh." He didn't know a lot about engines or mechanical things, but he knew they weren't going to make it over the mountain pass tonight. "Maybe we should check out this town," he said. "Could we?" she exclaimed. "Why not?" And so it was that a rather large and brightly painted bus rolled into the quiet little hamlet of Christmas Valley. BACK FLAP Melody Carlson is the prolific author of more than 150 books for women, teens, and children. Carlson's work has been awarded the ECPA Gold Medallion and the prestigious Rita Award, among others. She lives in Sisters, Oregon.