Title: The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree
First published: 1988
Description: Ruthie and her mother wonder how they will fulfill their obligation of getting the perfect Christmas tree to the town for the holiday celebration, since Papa has left the Appalachian area to go to war.
Subjects: Christmas trees, World War, 1914-1918, Christmas, Fiction, Christmas stories, Children's fiction, Christmas, fiction, Trees, fiction, Juvenile fiction, Fathers and daughters, Mothers and daughters, Self-sacrifice, Poverty, Gifts, Accelerated Reader
Places: Appalachian Region, United States
LC classification: PZ7.H8184 Ye 1988