A CHRISTMAS DOZEN
Christmas Stories To Warm the Heart

Christmas has a special warmth, hope and inspiration all its own that is uniquely shared by all, regardless of background or belief. A Christmas Dozen captures and conveys the magic of the season in wonderful stories about real folks. In their simplicity and genuineness, these stories impart a glow that stays with you long after you have finished reading and wiped the tear of happiness from your eye.

It is somehow Christmas, with all its wonder, whenever you open this book.

"A heartwarming collection from an author with a flair for writing about small town characters and situations with authority and accuracy. Truly 'Chicken Soup for the Soul,' and with a warm grilled cheese sandwich to boot!"

Kris Ferrazza, Maine Journalist of the Year

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ODD LOT
Stories to Chill the Heart

In any storytelling, but especially in fantasy/horror, there is one thing that is critically important if you want to have your toenails curl and leave holes in your bedspread from gripping it convulsively when reading before sleep. It is that you have to care about the characters or else who cares what happens to them. Steve Burt is a master at creating real folks, folks you like, folks you want to scream at so they don't go into that dark room alone.

Couple that with an imagination that won't quit and a storytelling style that grabs you by the shirt front and pulls you in, and you'd better fasten your seatbelt before reading Odd Lot. Because you're in for a heck of a ride!

"Steve Burt's work keeps you guessing with a savvy blend of unusual characters and unexpected situations. Just when you think you have the story cornered, you'll find it's sneaked up and gripped you by the back of the neck instead."

Bill Hughes, editor, DREAD magazine

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EVEN ODDER
More Stories to Chill the Heart

2003 Bram Stoker Award Nominee/Finalist (runner-up to Harry Potter)

15 Creepers for Classrooms, Campfires & Car Trips!

The best scary stories, whether shared aloud or read under a blanket by flashlight, keep us guessing and gasping. They give us characters we can identify with, folks like us, people we want to scream at--DON'T GO INTO THAT DARK ROOM ALONE! Multi-award-winner Steve Burt's delicious creepers do just that. They grab you by the front of the shirt and drag you along. It's not that you can't break free, but that you won't--BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS! If you've never dieen with Steve Burt before--or even if you have--FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT; YOU'RE IN FOR A HECK OF A RIDE!

Eerie and compelling, Burt's prose will have you relishing those lonely places where light dare not tread.

Don Laird, Publisher, Crossover Press, Threshold Magazine

Steve Burt's stories leave the reader shivering and looking nervously into dark corners when the book is closed.

Barbara Roden, Editor, All Hallows (The Magazine of The Ghost Story Society)

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ODDEST YET
Even More Stories to Chill the Heart

Winner of the 2004 Bram Stoker Award for Young Readers (tie with Clive Barker's Abarat)

STILL MORE GREAT CREEPERS FOR CLASSROOMS, CAMPFIRES & CAR TRIPS!

Capturing the imagination and hearts of mystery/horror readers is really quite simple: GREAT STORYTELLING. Give readers characters they can identify with—FOLKS JUST LIKE ME—then weave them into a storyline so compelling THEY CAN’T BREAK AWAY. That’s what master storyteller Steve Burt does in tale after tale, book after book. His stories whisper PSST, PSSST, PSSSST until you can’t ignore them any longer—SO YOU COME CLOSER—and that’s when they GRAB YOU BY THE SCRUFF OF THE NECK and TAKE OFF RUNNING WITH YOU IN TOW. If you haven’t traveled the dark side with Steve Burt before, grab a flashlight.. And be sure to pack a pocketful of batteries.

SCREAMING READERS

Creepy, grisly, ghostly you can share with your kids and, if you’re a kid, share with your parents. Spooktacularly entertaining summertime reading. Highly recommended.

—J.L. COMEAU, EDITOR, CREATURE FEATURE TOMB www.countgore.com

Steve Burt enthralled our 6th through 8th grade students. The stories ignited much discussion in every class. These are stories that kids want to read and talk about! Kids are asking for his books and want to know when we can have him back. Teachers told me what a great day it was. The most successful author visit we’ve ever had.

—FRAN JOHNSON, LIBRARY/MEDIA SPECIALIST, NEWFOUND MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, BRISTOL, NH

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WICKED ODD
Still More Stories to Chill the Heart

It's no mystery. Capturing the imaginationsof suspense/horror readers calls for one thing: SUPERB STORYTELLING. Give readers someone to identify with--SOMEBODY LIKE ME--then weave them into a storyline so gripping THEY CAN'T BREAK AWAY. That's what master storyteller Steve Burt does book after book. His tales whisper PSST PSSST until you can't ignore them any longer--SO YOU COME CLOSER--and that's when they SLAP A HOOK ON YOUR BELT and TAKE OFF. If you haven't traveled the dark side with Steve Burt, grab a flashlight and flares; you'll need them.

UNK’S FIDDLE
Stories to Touch the Heart

The stories in this book will capture you in the first line or two and draw
you in. They are stories that make people feel good because they are about
what is the best of us. They show how, when called upon, we can rise above
the concerns of life that so often distract us and do the right thing.

These are stories about heroes. Not big, save-the-world heroes; everyday
people, real people, who do heroic acts of kindness, caring and compassion.
They reach off the page and grab our hearts in their gentle hands, and we are glad to place it in their keeping for a while.

"Unk's Fiddle is one of those beautiful tragedies that we love to cry over and which also reveals a bit of human nature. Steve Burt's touching but not maudlin story leaves us satisfied but thinking . . . Unk had a full life, but couldn't there have been more? In my opinion, a story that leaves us thinking is the best kind."

Liz Aleshire, fiction editor, New England Writers' Network

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OH, SOLO MIA!
The Hip Chicks Guide to Fun for One

As Cyndi Lauper succinctly put it in the early '80s, "Girls just wanna have fun!" In Oh, Solo Mia!, you'll find more than 100 ideas and inspirations for doing just that. From the mild to the wild and from the budget-conscious to the chichi, you'll have a blast reading about the many activities savvy solo chicks can do on their own. Here's just a sampling of the many fabulous and funky ideas inside:

• A star is born-host your own wild and crazy public access TV show
• Sneak into a college lecture and gawk at the cuties while expanding your intellectual horizons
• Jump feet first into everyone's greatest fear-tandem skydiving
• Attend a wine tasting and learn there's more to life than screw to

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WORK IT GIRL!
101 Tips for the Hip Working Chick

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