title: Maybe The Truth About Santa: A story which takes the mystery out of Santa
author: Amy Powell
description: A beautiful, gentle transitional story for children and families that want to keep the wonder of Santa alive. --Lori Lite- Author, Indigo Dreams Series
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  _Prologue_
  
  
  _Christmas Eve, 7:00 p.m. Holiday Hamlet, N.C._
  
  
  _What if Santa won't help me_? Christy Holt thought. "Oh, quit projecting,"
  she whispered aloud and then added, "Deep breath." Dutifully drawing in a
  deep, fortifying breath, the seven-year-old slowly exhaled. There. She felt
  better. " _Mucho_ better," she added, now practicing her Spanish.
  
  
  But what could be holding up Santa? All evening, Christy and the other kids
  had been waiting. And waiting. But now her time was running out, since a
  uniformed deputy—probably one who was trying to help find her parents since
  she was a runaway—was making his way across the ballroom of the charming old
  inn.
  
  
  Christy's eyes darted past him, settling on the costumed party-goers mingling
  near Santa's empty throne. Christy sure wished he'd hurry.
  
  
  What if her parents were found before she could talk to him? As it was, her
  mom thought Christy was spending Christmas in Los Angeles with her dad, while
  her dad thought she was