The House Without a Christmas Tree
It’s Christmastime in 1946, and all Addie wants is a pair of cowboy boots and a Christmas tree
Ten-year-old
Addie Mills lives in Clear River, Nebraska, population fifteen hundred, with
her stoic but loving father and quirky grandmother. Her melancholy father,
James, had never recovered from the death of his wife
(Addie's mother), and is bitterly against ever having a Christmas tree
in the house.
Carla Mae is her
neighbor and best friend in the fifth grade. Carla Mae’s house is
different than Addie’s—she has five siblings and another on the way,
while Addie is an only child.
It’s the week before Christmas,
and shopping lists are at the front of the girls’ minds. Addie’s house
doesn’t have a tree—her dad says they are a waste of money, and they’ll
be opening presents at Uncle Will’s anyway. Uncle Will has a tree, but
to Addie, it doesn’t feel like Christmas without a tree of their own.
Then she comes up with the perfect plan. Will it make this the best
Christmas they’ve ever had, or will her father never forgive her?
In Clear River,
Nebraska, in 1947, the real meaning of Thanksgiving is friendship and
forgiveness—can the holiday end an ancient feud between Addie’s father
and his nemesis?
Eleven-year-old Addie and her best friend,
Carla Mae, are looking forward to Thanksgiving in their small hometown.
When the girls make their annual bike ride into the country to pick
cattails, milkweed pods, thistles, and gold leaves for their autumn
bouquets, they find themselves near Old Man Rehnquist’s farm.
Mr. Rehnquist and Addie’s father became archenemies years ago during a
feud over a pond that her dad dug for the farmer. At school, Addie and
Carla are taught that Thanksgiving is a time for fellowship, and Addie
has a great idea. She’ll invite Mr. Rehnquist to Thanksgiving dinner!
Will her dad and the grumpy old man be able to bury the hatchet—or will
Thanksgiving be the start of a new war between the neighbors? Can the
real meaning of Thanksgiving win out?
ALSO BY GAIL ROCK
Holiday Family Classics: The Thanksgiving Treasure / The House Without A Christmas Tree
Celebrate the holiday season with two all-American family classics based on the beloved novels by Gail Rock! The House Without A Christmas Tree and The Thanksgiving Treasure follow the everyday adventures and small miracles of the Mills family. Addie Mills (Lisa Lucas) is a smart and strong-willed young girl living in Nebraska in the 1940s with her sensible but stubborn father, James (Jason Robards), and her loving, quirky Grandma (Mildred Natwick). In The House Without A Christmas Tree, all Addie wants is to have a Christmas tree for the first time. But James refuses due to a painful family memory. Trouble ensues in The Thanksgiving Treasure when Addie tries to invite James’ sworn enemy over for Thanksgiving dinner in the hopes of ending their longstanding feud. With fun, laughter and a lot of heart – this double feature is sure to keep your holidays merry & bright!
Gail Rock
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