Why Is SANTA Crying?

Tony was a bullied teenager who hated his life. Then he got a job that changed his world. He also found a teacher who believed in him. Just when things couldn't get any better, it all fell apart. He became trapped in a world of drugs, gangland violence, and child trafficking. One of the kidnapped children sought help from the only person she knew that could save them: Santa. Receiving her letter tore him apart, until the Man in Black came to rescue him so he could save Christmas. This is a story about the loss of innocence, innocence reclaimed, facing malevolence, redemption, and hope. Never stop believing!

'Why Is SANTA Crying?' Is a deeply human story wrapped in myth and morality. It reimagines Santa not as a symbol of perfection, but as a soul shaken by the weight of the world’s pain.  The letters from a kidnapped child and a trapped gang member turn the familiar magic of Christmas into something very raw and reflective.  The beloved figure of Santa is shown to be more than an idea. He is a real person with real feelings: compassion touched by grief, but still searching for hope and redemption.  Two separate worlds collide in pain and suffering. Can there be a way out? Can both be saved?

… Yes they can.

“I laughed, I cried, I felt good, then bad… I threw it across the room and then picked it back up. Visually expressive and detailed. I’ve read it twice and I keep coming up with questions that I need answered. It’s an emotional roller coaster that left me wanting more. These characters gotta be real and I wanna meet em! Where is book 2?” – Tim Bradley

“An emotionally courageous retelling of Santa Claus. He is more than the myth and this is more than a Christmas story.” – Carl Brenton

“The boundary between real life and myth has disappeared. Santa’s world is as real as Chicago. The book “Why Is Santa Crying?” makes me love Christmas that much more! I wanna be part of this story!- Eddie Caruso