num_pages: 28
description: In Appalachia each Christmas, a boy named Frankie waits beside the tracks for the Christmas Train, which will bring presents to the children who live in coal towns and hollows. Year after year, Frankie hopes that one particular gift -- one very special gift -- will be tossed to him from that train. And it is this enduring hope that will guide him to the true meaning of the season.
language: English
title: Silver Packages: An Appalachian Christmas Story
titlecomplete: Silver Packages: An Appalachian Christmas Story
genres: Fiction, Historical, Holiday, Picture Books, Inspirational, Middle Grade, Childrens, Christmas, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 727
places: Appalachia
publisher: Scholastic Inc.