Official Launch of The Kringle Chronicles: Catching Santa, Followed By a 10 City Tour by Marc Franco

Online, October 15, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Author Marc Franco will celebrate the official launch of his newly released children's novel, The Kringle Chronicles: Catching Santa, with a book-signing event at 5:30 p.m. today at the Barnes and Noble in the Winter Garden Village at Fowler Groves.

On Wednesday October 13, 2010, Franco was featured in the Orlando Sentinel (http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_arts_letter/tag/book-signing/) and the West Orange Times (http://www.wotimes.com/articles/2010/10/13/news/top_stories/news02.txt).

Following the book-signing event, Franco begins a ten city tour that takes him to Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, Miami, Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh, Charleston, Chattanooga and Knoxville.

The Kringle Chronicles: Catching Santa is now available at your favorite bookseller or via www.catchingsanta.net.

Book Summary:

Forget everything you've heard about Santa: it's not true. Author Marc Franco rewrites Christmas lore as a trio of friends is plunged into a fantasy world of reindeer commandos, elf spies, walking snowmen...and a Santa more Commander in Chief than Jolly Old Elf.

The story takes a creative twist on the holidays, but still resonates with age-old messages of child-like faith, good vs. evil and the power of the season.

It is six days before Christmas and incredibly weird things are happening in 11-year-old Jakob's Florida neighborhood. His best friends -- Logan, Shig, and Fleep -- are convinced their Christmas is in danger, and then live snowmen strangely appear and confirm the threat. Jakob dismisses the bizarre events as nothing more than an elaborate hoax concocted by the bully down the street. But when the bully turns into smoke, a magical and powerful stranger appears as the mastermind behind the mayhem. The stranger demands the unimaginable and impossible: that Jakob catch Santa...or else!

Book Facts:

The Kringle Chronicles: Catching Santa
Written by Marc Franco
Pants On Fire Press
Publication Date: October 4, 2010
ISBN: 978-0982727157 $19.99
Ages 8 and up

Press and Media Inquiries:

To schedule an author appearance in any of the ten tour cities or surrounding areas, please contact:
Cris Francet
407-347-7947
cris@pantsonfirepress.com

About The Author: Marc Franco

Marc Franco resides in sunny Central Florida with his wife and their three awesome middle grade children. His passions are the beach, surfing, swimming and any sport that involves the water. From his mother, he inherited an incredible love for soccer, Spanish food, and flamenco music. When he's not writing, he enjoys traveling, reading and playing competitive soccer. Catching Santa is Marc Franco's debut novel. Marc Franco can be reached via e-mail at mf@marcfranco.com.