Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
4.5
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
3862
Points per Word
0.000259
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.03125
Description
During World War II, an Appalachian boy discovers the meaning of Christmas. While hoping to convince his stern father that he will soon be a man, almost-eleven-year-old Littlejim uses his hard-earned savings for his sister's Christmas gift.