Book cover for The Night Before Krampus by Peter Johnson

The Night Before Krampus

Peter Johnson
2017 Released
170 Pages
2-3 Hours
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Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformISBN 9781977765178
It's two days before Christmas and a quiet Rhode Island town is about to be visited by a number of unexpected guests-including a pair of very different Krampuses. Are they there to protect the innocent, or to exact revenge for a long-forgotten tragedy? Some curses fade over time, while others grow stronger. In this homage to Dickens's A Christmas Carol, a young boy named Christoph and his friends must find some way to atone for a wrong committed a generation before they were born.

Praise for The Night Before Krampus

"A wicked good story that will appeal to readers of all ages. Destined to become a Christmas classic-excuse me, a Krampus classic!" - Rodman Philbrick, Newbery Honor Author

"Peter Johnson's The Night Before Krampus takes readers through the twisting streets of the other side of Christmas. Will Christoph beat his family's curse and solve the mystery? Or will the Wolf, also known as Revenge, live up to his name? Part mystery, part myth, this book will scare the Dickens out of readers, while at the same time make them want to wish each other a 'Merry Krampus.'" - Kelly Easton, Golden Kite Award Winner

Praise for Peter Johnson's Other Books

What Happened
"What Happened is the most gorgeously written YA novel of 2007" - Booklist, Starred Review

The Amazing Adventures of John Smith, Jr. AKA Houdini
"Poignant and downright hilarious, delivered in a voice that's wonderfully authentic." - Kirkus Reviews, "Best Book," Starred Review

Out of Eden
"It's the inexplicability of cruelty that makes this horrifying page-turner so effective." - Kirkus Reviews

Peter Johnson

Peter Johnson grew up in Buffalo, New York, at a time when they had a good football team, which seems like fifty years ago. Similar to Benny Alvarez and his friends, Peter always loved words, knowing he was going to be a teacher or a professional baseball player. Also, being from a long line of Irish storytellers, he loved reading and telling tales, and when he realized that his stories changed every time he told them, and that he could get paid for this kind of lying, he decided to become a novelist. His first middle grade novel, The Amazing Adventures of John Smith, Jr. AKA Houdini, was named one of the Best Children's Books by Kirkus Reviews, and he's received many writing fellowships, most notably from the National Endowment for the Arts.

More by Peter Johnson

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Philosophy for a Time of Crisis
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Taking Aim
Llandudno's Military Heritage
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The Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Light Railway
Michel Serres- a Global Response to a Multiple Crisis
Shot
The Constants of Nature
Satan's Laugh
The Time Retriever

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