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Steve Burt

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Steve Burt's 2019 adult gargoyle novel, The Bookseller's Daughter, won the NY Book Festival Grand Prize and the gold Mom's Choice Award for young adults. It is the first in his Maine Allagash Gargouilles series. The second, Protect the Queen, won the Hollywood Book Festival Best Sequel and the New England Book Festival Best Y.A.. The third, Challenge the King, was released in October 2026.
Dr. Burt s a retired minister and multi-award-winning writer who is best-known for his FreeKs psychic teen detectives series (FreeK Camp, FreeK Show, FreeK Week) and his Stories to Chill the Heart story collections (Odd Lot, Even Odder, Oddest Yet, Wicked Odd). He has won the Bram Stoker Award, several Ray Bradbury writing prizes, and the Benjamin Franklin Steve Burt's 2019 adult gargoyle novel, The Bookseller's Daughter, won the NY Book Festival Grand Prize and the gold Mom's Choice Award for young adults. It is the first in his Maine Allagash Gargouilles series. The second, Protect the Queen, won the Hollywood Book Festival Best Sequel and the New England Book Festival Best Y.A.. The third, Challenge the King, was released in October 2026.
Dr. Burt s a retired minister and multi-award-winning writer who is best-known for his FreeKs psychic teen detectives series (FreeK Camp, FreeK Show, FreeK Week) and his Stories to Chill the Heart story collections (Odd Lot, Even Odder, Oddest Yet, Wicked Odd). He has won the Bram Stoker Award, several Ray Bradbury writing prizes, and the Benjamin Franklin Award, plus a bunch of book festival awards (Paris, London, NY, New England, San Francisco, Hollywood, Halloween, Beach Book Festival awards). His novel FreeK Week was named the Grand Prize winner at the 2015 Florida Book Festival Awards and the Best Y.A. at the New England Book Festival Awards; it also won the 2014 Mom's Choice Award. His latest books include Wicked Strange, Vermont Ghost Busters, Horrors, and a collection titled Vampires, Ghost, and Graveyards. He also writes inspirational books, including Unk's Fiddle and the bestseller, A Christmas Dozen, and has published stories in Family Circle, Chicken Soup for the Soul series, and others, many of which he performs on radio. Before turning to fiction he wrote numerous church-related books. His 2016 books include Publish Your Book Free: Step-by-Step Beginner's Guide to Create Space Print-on-Demand Publishing, First Worst Joke Book, Second Worst Joke Book, and Christmas Soup for the Soul: 10 Hearty Helpings.
In 2024 Burt published the Recipe for Adventure chapter book series for ages 6-12 (Kite Boy, Ghost Pets, Cornstalkers), winning the Hollywood Book Festival runner-up for Best Children's Book/Series.
In 2026 he released the Silly, Spooky, Scary story series for Middle Schoolers grades 6-9 (Silly, Spooky, Scary #1, #2, and #3). He also published The Camp for Oddly Gifted Teens (a re-release of FreeK Camp with different title and different cover). ...more

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	FreeK Camp (FreeKs series #1) 3.62 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Christmas Dozen: Christmas Stories to Warm the Heart (Storyteller of the Heart, 2) 3.95 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2000 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Odd Lot: Stories to Chill the Heart 3.85 avg rating — 26 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	FreeK Show (FreeK Camp, Book #2) 3.92 avg rating — 24 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Even Odder: More Stories to Chill The Heart 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oddest Yet: Even More Stories to Chill the Heart 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wicked Strange 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Christmas Soup for the Soul: 10 Hearty Helpings from New England's Christmas Story Pastor 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Vermont Ghost Busters: 3 Devaney and Hoag Paranormal Mysteries 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Steve Burt’s The Bookseller’s Daughter now out in paperback and ebook

March 15, 2019

Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot brought vampires to southern Maine. Now Bram Stoker Award winner Steve Burt’s newest novel, The Bookseller’s Daughter, brings gargoyles to southern Maine. Wells, Maine, to be more specific. And Annie’s Book Stop in Wells, to be even more precise. It’s there that 17-year-old Keegan, the bookseller’s daughter, is approached by a gargoyle and invited to help o

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“Live until you die." spoken by Nana Antonia in Steve Burt's story "Nana Antonia's Christmas Wish" in Family Circle Magazine. The story is also found as "Christmas Eve 12 Plus 97" in Steve' book, A Christmas Dozen.”
― Steve Burt, A Christmas Dozen: Christmas Stories to Warm the Heart

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