\\WINNER OF THE BEST UNPUBLISHED NOVEL IN THE 2010 NEW YORK BOOK FESTIVAL\\ Flea has always been different from other students in school. He’s not smart or athletic, he’s shorter than kids five years younger than him and his facial features are so pointy that everyone avoids him. His foster mother constantly warns him to avoid attention, though Flea has no idea who’s after them. But Flea has recently discovered several abilities that change his life forever: snowy weather follows him wherever he goes, he stops snowballs in mid-flight and he builds anything in shop class in the matter of minutes despite his lack of training. An appearance on The Great Build-Off – a popular construction game show – leads him to a magical place he thought existed only in Christmas stories. At the North Pole, Flea feels even more like an outsider. In fact, this storybook village reminds him of every school he’d ever attended, complete with overachievers and underachievers, popular elves and outcasts, even elves who aren’t afraid to march to their own beat. But during his training to become a proper builder elf, he discovers that the North Pole has an arch-nemesis bent on invading the elfish lands and ending Christmas forever. With a war looming against the South Pole, Flea’s sudden appearance at the North Pole is no coincidence, as he questions his role in the fate of the world’s greatest holiday. “The North Pole Challenge” is not your typical Christmas story. Everyone knows about Santa Claus, his elves and the North Pole but this book provides a fresh outlook on the old familiar tales. Imagine Santa Claus as a reclusive loner, Rudolph as a narcissistic whiner, the elves as cruel party animals. And no great story would be complete without an enemy of epic proportions, another familiar Christmas name with a wicked past never before told… Until now... CHECK OUT OTHER BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR FLEA'S FIVE CHRISTMASES BOOK ONE - THE NORTH POLE CHALLENGE BOOK TWO - THE RUDOLPH CHALLENGE BOOK THREE - THE JACK FROST CHALLENGE BOOK FOUR - THE FROSTIE CHALLENGE BOOK FIVE - THE SOUTH POLE CHALLENGE

The next year Flea spends in the human world is the longest of his life. Memories of his life at the North Pole are always on his mind, memories of his friends, of the magical world, of the evil ice demon that attacked him... He's moved to Florida with Miss Mabel, who is more paranoid than ever. But the warm weather and sunshine does not last long - cold temperatures and snow seem to follow him wherever he goes... as do red-eyed snowmen... His second year at the North Pole brings new adventures with his friends, new lessons at elf school, new prophecies from Red-Robe, new dangers from the South Pole and new answers - as well as new questions - about his real family... From competing in the 'Snow Wars' to meeting new reindeer to dealing with a potential traitor at the North Pole, Flea will be lucky if he survives to see the end of another Christmas building season... Check out other books from the author! FLEA'S FIVE CHRISTMASES series: "The North Pole Challenge" - Flea's First Christmas (Winner of the Best Unpublished Novel at the 2010 New York Book Festival) "The Rudolph Challenge" - Flea's Second Christmas "The Jack Frost Challenge" - Flea's Third Christmas "The Frostie Challenge" - Flea's Fourth Christmas "The South Pole Challenge" - Flea's Fifth and Final Christmas

When Flea returns to the human world, his dreams are haunted by the heroic consequences of his actions from the end of last Christmas. He expects another long year of being the outcast at school, especially now that he has to deal with the effects of Flea-bot taking his place for so long. However, he DOESN'T expect the changes to his life he soon discovers... Jack Frost steps up his efforts to destroy Flea, finally sending more than just simple snowmen to the human world to stop the boy... Flea finds his life back at the North Pole similar to what he left behind in the human world. Popularity was all he ever used to want but he learns that it also comes with plenty of drawbacks... Jack Frost and the South Pole step up their efforts in the war against the North and more tragedy seems to follow Flea. His once happy and carefree existence at the elf lands becomes much harder after being hit with tragedy after tragedy, as Flea learns how hard it can be dealing with great responsibility... From sled races down dangerous mountains, to the skies of the toy factory's interior, to the inside of the ice bank, all the way to the South Pole's ice castle, Flea learns more about events of the past and how they will affect his future... if he survives... Check out other books from the author! FLEA'S FIVE CHRISTMASES series: "The North Pole Challenge" - Flea's First Christmas (Winner of the Best Unpublished Novel at the 2010 New York Book Festival) "The Rudolph Challenge" - Flea's Second Christmas "The Jack Frost Challenge" - Flea's Third Christmas "The Frostie Challenge" - Flea's Fourth Christmas "The South Pole Challenge" - Flea's Fifth and Final Christmas

With Flea's life in icy tatters, he's glad to be back in the human world where he can appreciate being ignored by others. But he also watches first-hand as the world turns colder and snowier, as Jack Frost expands his snowy kingdom. The evil ice demon's last words to him play over and over in Flea's mind even while human news reports of a new 'wintry' killer play on the TV and Internet. As if that's not bad enough, two unexpected elves are sent to protect Flea but only make him feel worse... Back in the North Pole, the elves prepare not only for a war that seems unavoidable, but also for the invasion of the world's greatest weapon, which had once been in their possession before Flea lost it at the South Pole. He's not sure whether to be more worried about his own safety or Santa's. Either way, the elves distrust him more than ever, his brother hates him more than ever, his friends are more preoccupied than ever and he has an eerie feeling again that a traitor is living among the rest of the elves... The Frostie Challenge is the penultimate book in Flea's Five Christmases and answers even more questions about the secrets of Santa, Mrs. Clause, Jack Frost and Christmas! OTHER BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR FLEA'S FIVE CHRISTMASES BOOK ONE - THE NORTH POLE CHALLENGE BOOK TWO - THE RUDOLPH CHALLENGE BOOK THREE - THE JACK FROST CHALLENGE BOOK FOUR - THE FROSTIE CHALLENGE BOOK FIVE - THE SOUTH POLE CHALLENGE

Flea returns to the North Pole after the most challenging Christmas ever. Not everyone has survived and even more danger is coming. The South Pole Army is closer than ever and the war for the North Pole - and the fate of the world - is finally at hand. With Santa Claus gone and nobody left to guide Flea, he feels more alone than ever. North Pole vs. South Pole isn't the only looming battle. A final showdown with Jack Frost seems unavoidable, but Flea still has many difficult decisions to make, decisions that will define the future of Christmas... OTHER BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR FLEA'S FIVE CHRISTMASES THE NORTH POLE CHALLENGE - FLEA'S FIRST CHRISTMAS THE RUDOLPH CHALLENGE - FLEA'S SECOND CHRISTMAS THE JACK FROST CHALLENGE - FLEA'S THIRD CHRISTMAS THE FROSTIE CHALLENGE - FLEA'S FOURTH CHRISTMAS THE SOUTH POLE CHALLENGE - FLEA'S FIFTH AND FINAL CHRISTMAS Eddie and Jeremy Go to the Aquarium CRYO-MAN Cryon-Man - Book 1 Robotropolis - Book 2 Dearborn - Book 3 Beyond River City - Book 4 KEEPER OF THE WATER series DRINKING LIFE - PART ONE RECRUITS - PART TWO THE WATER QUEENS - PART THREE LIFE, INC. - If you could learn the exact moment of your death, would you? If you coul see a deceased loved one for one last day - at the cost of one year of your life - would you? These are the answers Life, Inc. wants to know... THE COMET CLEMENT SERIES THE INNER CIRCLE - BOOK ONE INTERCEPTION - BOOK TWO THE NEW SPACE RACE - BOOK THREE THE THREE ARKS - BOOK FOUR EVACUATION EARTH - BOOK FIVE FINAL DAYS - BOOK SIX IMPACT - BOOK SEVEN UNINVITED - BOOK EIGHT TAKEOVER - BOOK NINE SURVIVAL - BOOK TEN RELOCATION - BOOK ELEVEN A SECOND CHANCE - BOOK TWELVE