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The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree

by Gloria Houston · 1988

Cover of The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree
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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.

Christmas treesWorld War, 1914-1918ChristmasFictionChristmas storiesChildren's fictionChristmas, fictionTrees, fictionJuvenile fictionFathers and daughtersMothers and daughtersSelf-sacrifice