Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.6
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
1932
Points per Word
0.000259
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
Daddy is away fighting in WWII, and Hattie, Junior and Momma have to move to the city so Momma can take a factory job. Money is tight and this year a Christmas tree is a luxury. Junior finds a plant in the hallway and sees the promise of Christmas.