Gloria Houston

Sort by

1) But no candy

Author

Houston, Gloria

Pub. Date

[1992]

Language

English

Description

Read Description

While her Uncle Ted is off fighting in World War II, Lee watches the candy gradually disappear from the shelves of her family's store and realizes that her entire world has changed.

2) The year of the perfect Christmas tree: an Appalachian story

Author

Houston, Gloria

Pub. Date

[1996]

Language

English

Description

Read Description

Ruthie and her mother wonder how they will fulfill their obligation of getting the perfect Christmas tree to the town for the holiday celebration, since Papa has left the Appalachian area to go to war.

3) Littlejim's gift: an Appalachian Christmas Story

Author

Houston, Gloria

Pub. Date

[1994]

Language

English

Description

Read Description

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.

4) Littlejim

Author

Houston, Gloria

Pub. Date

[1990]

Language

English

Description

Read Description

Twelve-year-old Littlejim, a bookish boy living in a rural North Carolina community in the early years of the twentieth century, hopes to win a newspaper essay contest and thus gain the respect of his stern father.