Shorte List

It's Christmas Eve in Townlee, New Jersey and the small town's

hopes are riding on Bailey Hatchell, an overworked AI/hologram

designer who's made a walking, talking Charles Dickens that spins

tales and spurns fools like the famous author of A Christmas Carol.

Bailey's invention, seven years in the making, could revive the town

if the presentation to a billionaire gaming mogul goes well, but he

wants to alter Bailey's invention for his own gain. And while the

town is excited about the potential tourist attraction, Bailey's 9-yearold

daughter, Hayley, is preoccupied with bigger problems as she

heads into a Christmas Eve storm to find Santa Claus. Faced with

restoring Hayley's belief in Christmas or rescuing his hijacked hologram,

only the arrival of a man claiming to be the real Charles

Dickens can help Bailey unlock a magical Shorte List and save his

daughter and the town. What follows is a high-stakes race against

the clock, with Dickens and Santa leading the charge. Lively, funny,

and full of heart, this is a story about the true meaning of family,

and the power of believing in each other.