The House Without a Christmas Tree (1974) (edit title/settings)

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• Carla Mae Carters: Addie's best friend. She has a big family with many siblings. She lives next door to Addie.
• Adelaide: Her nickname is Addie. She doesn't like her name or her nick name. She is ten years old and her best friend is Carla Mae.
• Billy Wild: He is in Addie's and Carla Mae's class. He wears cowboy boots and delivers the mail.
• Delmer Doakes: A boy in their class.
• Grandma: Addie's Grandma. She lives with her and shares a room with her.
• Jerry Walsh: A boy in their class. Carla Mae is assigned to buy him a gift for Christmas.
• Tanya Smithers: A girl in their class. Addie is assigned to buy her a gift for Christmas but she doesn't like her.
• Uncle Will: Addie's uncle. Her dad, grandma, and her go over to his house every Christmas.
• Miss Thompson: Their teacher.
• James: Addie's father.
• Helen: Addie's mother who died when she was very young.
• Reverend Teasdale: Add a description of this character.
• Debbie Carters: Carla Mae's four year old sister.
• Minnie: Carla Mae's "fat, black scottie."
• Tim Carters: Carla Mae's two year old brother.
• Mr. Brady: Store owner where the children go to buy Miss Thompson's Christmas gift.
• Gloria Cott: A girl in their class. Her family is poor and they don't have a Christmas tree at home.

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• Drugstore: Where Mr. Brady works. The kids stopped there to buy Miss Thompson's gift.

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• Parsimonious: characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
• Implore: to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
• Rambunctious: difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
• Hodgepodge: a heterogeneous mixture; jumble.
• Nifty: 1.attractively stylish or smart: a nifty new dress for Easter.2.very good; fine; excellent: a nifty idea.3.substantial; sizable: We sold the car for a nifty profit.

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1. Gail Rock (Author)

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