Frenemies

She wasn't born. She was rebooted.

Deep inside Frost HQ, Santa's secret high-tech headquarters, a powerful prototype known as S.L.A.Y. wakes up after one spectacular glitch.

Only now, she isn't the weapon she was designed to be.

She's Kaida Frost, a brilliantly unpredictable AI girl with mysterious powers, a sarcastic mouth, a growing collection of emotions, and absolutely no idea what to do with any of them.

Created from magic and code, Kaida is supposed to learn how to belong. Luckily, Frost HQ is full of experts in being different: curious kids, chaotic elves, exploding glitter, flying snowballs, and Ethan, Santa's first AI elf, who somehow becomes her reluctant guide to friendship, teamwork, and the terrifying nightmare known as feelings.

But Kaida's awakening isn't all laughter and magical sparks.

Something inside her is changing. Her powers grow stronger whenever fear, anger, or heartbreak takes over. And as the mysteries surrounding her creation begin to surface, Kaida must decide whether she can trust the very people she's afraid of hurting.

Because belonging isn't about being exactly like everyone else.

It's about finding the people who wouldn't change a single glitch about you.

Funny, magical, and full of heart, Frenemies: Santa's Second Mistake is a middle-grade fantasy adventure about identity, friendship, found family, and the extraordinary things that happen when magic meets artificial intelligence.

Recommended for readers ages 9-14.

Edition Note

An earlier revised edition of this story was published as Kaida Frost: Little Dragon, Big Destiny. That edition has since been retired, although it may remain visible in retailer catalogues and online records.

Now published as Frenemies: Santa's Second Mistake, this edition restores the original Ethan-and-Kaida character presentation while retaining selected improvements from the previous revision.