New Releases by Steve Burt

Free Camp, which somehow became known as FreeK Camp, is for special kids. But just how special most people will never know. Two vans are on their way to the camp in rustic New England, their passengers just starting to get acquainted. One van makes it. The other mysteriously disappears. Now each group of kids must bond together to discover and use their paranormal and psychic powers. The lives of one group literally depend on it. Part mystery thriller, part detective story, part sci-fi, "FreeK Camp" is all hold-your-breath-I-didn't-see-that-coming adventure.

Now in print, ebook, and downloadable audio book read by the author. 2002 Foreword Audio Book of the Year finalist and 2010 New England Book Festival Award runner-up for Best Spiritual.
From the Rev. Dr. Steve Burt, "America's Christmas Story Pastor," comes the bestselling 12-story collection that's ideal for Thanksgiving or Christmas giving. These award-winning stories will move you to laughter and tears. They've been excerpted for several Chicken Soup for the Soul books, Family Circle magazine, and many other magazines. Perfect for read-aloud to youth groups, women's groups, congregations. A Christmas Dozen is also a bestselling downloadable audio book available through Audible.com, Amazon.com, and iTunes.

2012 Mom's Choice Award Winner for excellence in family-friendly literature, plus London, Paris, NY, Hollywood, Halloween, and New England Book Festival Awards.
When This Camp's In Session, It's Not Just Fun & Games. Sometimes, It's Murder.
The FreeKs are back so, naturally, trouble's not far behind. Several of the kids have returned – a year older and more adept with their paranormal skills. There's also a hot new guy, Damon. When he sees Atlanta, with her streaked hair and body piercings, you don't have to be psychic to feel the electricity. Just as the group gathers, a body is discovered under bizarre circumstances. It looks like suicide, but when the ghosts from last year show up with a strange ethereal companion, the FreeKs and their adult mentors have to conclude it's a murder. And they're being drawn into it. It's out of the frying pan into the fire when the murderer targets two at FreeK Camp for abduction and murder. But why these two? As the victims are taken, new talents and an assist from an unexpected ally all come into play. But the sun is coming up and time is running out. This is the second in a series of three (FreeK Week is #3 in the series and has been named Grand Prize Winner at the 2015 Florida Book Festival). Now available in print, ebook, and audio book read by actress Melissa Epp.

Grand Prize Winner of the 2015 Florida Book Festival Award, 2015 Florida Authors and Publishers Award, 2014 New England Book Festival Best Young Adult Book, and 2014 Mom's Choice Award for Young Adults.
SPRING BREAK IN FLORIDA IS A BLAST—
FOR THE FREEKS IT'S A KILLER

Five of the psychic teens are going to Florida over spring break. They can stay with fellow FreeK Caroline and their mentors Bando, Rose, and Twait. But somebody wants them to stay home and will use fire, rattlesnakes, and more to keep them away. As they prepare to leave New England, Charlie has one of his dreams—a murder and kidnapping—only it's happening in real time in the Sunshine State. The dead man is a midget who worked with Twait, Bando, and Rose in their sideshow days. And that's just the first murder.

The trail will take the FreeKs from Cassadaga (psychic medium capital of the world) to Gibsonton (Freaktown USA, America's Weirdest Town)—with side trips to The Villages (Florida's Friendliest Hometown unless somebody's out to kill you) and Ocala (Horse Capital of the World)—and finally to the capital, Tallahassee. What the teens will remember about FreeK Week won't be their visit to Daytona Beach or the airboat ride in the gator swamps—it'll be sharing their gifts, working together, and fighting to survive. Winner of 2014 Mom's Choice Award gold medal for young adult fiction, Grand Prize WInner 2015 Florida Book Festival, and Best Y.A. Book at the New England Book Festival.