Santa Paws
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Santa Paws is a
published in 1996. The first books were written by Nicholas Edwards; the newer books are written by Kris Edwards. To date, there have been nine books. Books from the series are in over 500 libraries, according to WorldCat.[1]
Theme
The books are about a
German Shepherd mix dog named Santa Paws who rescues people who need help. The series takes place in Oceanport, Massachusetts
. He was adopted by the Callahan family. The family consists of:
- Mrs. Callahan, the mom, who teaches physics at Oceanport High School also a strict but loving mom towards the Callahan family.
- Mr. Callahan, the dad, who writes books. He loves to listen to Frank Sinatra and has a habit of wearing his slippers in public.
- Patricia, a high school student who is a bit of a tomboy and yet loves to be classy at the same time. She is very sarcastic.
- Gregory, a middle school student who is the one who first found Santa Paws. Later in the series when he is high school, he plays football.
- Santa Paws, who is the dog who rescues people when they are about to be hurt or are in need of help.
- Evelyn, a cranky old tiger cat who loves to take naps.
- Abigail, a cat who is initially stray, rescued near the end of the third book and is with the family starting with the fourth. She often scratches people.
List of books
- Santa Paws (1996)
- The Return of Santa Paws (1997)
- Santa Paws, Come Home (1999)
- Santa Paws To the Rescue (2000)
- Santa Paws, Our Hero (2002)
- Santa Paws and the New Puppy (2003)
- Santa Paws Saves the Day (2004)
- Santa Paws and the Christmas Storm (2005)
- Santa Paws on Christmas Island (2006)