For the first time, author Quentin Schultze, who taught storytelling with screenwriter Jean Shepherd, reveals the "secret" parables that Shepherd included in his screenplay for A Christmas Story. Now you won't need a decoder ring to learn why the Old Man's leg lamp is his "trophy wife," why the bully is named "Scut," why there is a "Bumpus" in all of us, and so much more. Take a fun-loving and insightful romp through the 20 life lessons in the Christmas...

When the Germans mount an air attack on their quiet village, fourteen-year-old Agnes and nine-year-old Ollie are separated from the rest of their family as they are shuttled to supposed safety with a friend of their grandfather's. As weeks turn into months at a Red Cross refugee camp, the children wonder if they will ever see their mother, father, and grandfather again. But with Christmas coming, Agnes does her best to help Ollie hold on to hope--and...

After Santa Claus--Code Name: Red One--is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with the world's most infamous bounty hunter in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.