Poor--Fiction; Gifts--Fiction; Christmas stories, American
It has been a disastrous year for the Cluff family, and eleven-year-old Nadine would just as soon not let anyone know how bad things really are this holiday season—especially her new friend Jennilynn. So in a dramatic effort to save face, Nadine comes up with the “giving thing.” Unfortunately, well-off Jennilynn really likes the idea of homemade gifts, and now poor Nadine’s spur-of-the-moment idea is out of her control. She’s actually going to have to make presents to give. But does she have to make one for her grumpy old neighbor Mrs. Thurman? [from publisher's web site]