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Chapter Book · Ages 9–14 · 2001
Christmas After All
Part of the Dear America series
An orphan's arrival transforms a family during the Depression.
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185 pages
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Bookroo's summary
In 1932 Indianapolis, young Minnie Swift's world shifts when an orphan from Texas enters her life. As her family grapples with the harsh realities of the Depression, this unexpected guest brings hope and change. Can they find joy amidst hardship, or will the challenges prove too great? Minnie's journal reveals a tale of resilience and unexpected bonds during a bleak Christmas season.
From the publisher
In her fictionalized journal, eleven-year-old Minnie Swift recounts how her family dealt with the difficult times during the Depression and how the arrival of an orphan from Texas changed their lives in Indianapolis just before Christmas 1932.
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 185
- Reading age
- 9–14
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 770L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 5.4
- F&P level
- ~R
- AR points
- 5
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 55193
Publication
- Published
- November 1, 2001
- First published
- January 1, 2001
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
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