The Art of Chuck Miley

About the Book and Images

The blizzards of January last, came upon us so quickly and expansively, that the town crews had no time to pick up discarded Christmas trees.  Come the February thaw, I saw these same buried Christmas trees poking out of the drifted snow. I said to SK, "Oh! look! Zombie Christmas Trees!" and something clicked. 

A story took hold and unfolded about four sixth graders in my Maplewood neighborhood who pursue the mystery of who or what is stealing Christmas tree decorations from garages and storage sheds all over Maplewood. They discover discarded Christmas trees crawling out of the snow drifts and gathering at a maintainance facility. They enlist the help of an elderly retired science teacher to help them dispatch the trees. Before they can complete their plan they are caught by the police and returned to their parents. They all experience frightening dreams of the trees coming for them and there is a surprise ending with adult help from an unexpected source. 

More Information

You can order the book a few different ways:

Northshire Book Store Manchester Center, Vermont www.northshire.com.

words Bookstore

179 Maplewood Avenue

Maplewood, NJ 0704

973-763-9500

www.wordsbookstore.com

Or directly through me at skchuck112@aol.com.