Move over, Dickens—America’s favorite storyteller has written a modern Christmas story for the ages, destined to become as treasured as A Christmas Carol.

“A delightful Christmas story to be shared by the whole family” —Kirkus Reviews

At Christmastime, the Sullivans are missing someone dear to them ... until unexpected guests begin to arrive at their empty brownstone in Harlem—and they keep coming. And they stay. For twelve long, hard, topsy-turvy, messy days. But that’s when the Sullivans discover that the moments in life that defy hope, expectation, or even imagination, might be the best gifts of all.

Listening to the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” is a beloved holiday tradition. Now comes a new one—reading James Patterson’s instant classic, The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas.