A girl named Minnie tries to keep her family
together during Christmas time during the Great Depression. As Minnie faces a
lot of hardships she still has a hard time finding the true meaning of
Christmas and where her familyÕs hope went.
A girl named
Minnie is dealing with a lot of hard times, and is having a hard time dealing
with them.Minnie lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. She lives with her
parents and her brothers and sisters; Minnie is the youngest out of all of
them.
Minnie
is having an alright time with the depression going on but to make it worse
their family got a telegram saying that their aunt and uncle passed away and
that their cousin, Willie Faye, would be living with them. Willie Faye is the
same age as Minnie, twelve years old, and was going to attend the same school
as her but since Willie Faye hadnÕt learned as much as Minnie back in Texas
Willie was put in fourth grade. Minnie felt badly for Willie that she
couldnÕt be in the same grade as her but Willie Faye said it was fine.
Minnie,
Willie Faye, and the rest of the family struggle through a lot of hard times.
Also most of the family thinks that there will be no Christmas, but Minnie
knows that there will be a Christmas this year.
Setting and
Characters:
Setting:
This
story takes place in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1930 during the Great
Depression. This story is during the season of fall and winter, between Thanksgiving
and Christmas. The
story takes place at the SwiftÕs house.
Characters:
oMinnieis a girl who is facing a lot of hard
times during the Great Depression, as Minnie struggles through these hard
times she still tries to keep her family with Christmas spirit and to have
faith that there will be Christmas.
oOzzie is Minnie's brother and is like one of her best friends.
Ozzie and Minnie pretty much do everything together.
oLady is Minnie's sister and is the girlie type of sister in
the family. Lady is the one in the family that wants to become of famous
movie star.
oWillie Faye is Minnie's cousin and is the same age as her. She is
also having a difficult time adjusting because her parents just passed away
and is now living with her cousins.
Kathryn
Lasky was born in the suburbs of Indianapolis, Indiana. She attended
University of Michigan and was an English major. She loved Victorian
literature, romantic poetry, Renaissance literature and many other kinds of
literature. Her first job was writing for a fashion magazine and her second
job was teaching school. Kathryn had then gotten married and two children,
one named Max who now works in New York City and the other named Meribah who
attends New York University. Kathryn Lasky now lives in a big house in
Cambridge.
Other Books Written By Kathryn
Lasky:
¯Guardians of GaÕHoole Ð Ò The CaptureÓ
¯Dear America- Ò A Time For CourageÓ
¯Guardians of GaÕHoole- Ò The JourneyÓ
¯Guardians of GaÕHoole- Ò The RescueÓ
¯My Name is America- Ò The Journal of Augustus PelletierÓ
The book "Christmas After All" was a
very sad, exciting, and very interesting book. This book makes you feel lucky
to have a family with you, because in this book this family loses some family
members that are very important in life. So always be lucky to have a family
with you. This book gives you the joy of Christmas.
Kathryn
Lasky was born in the suburbs of Indianapolis, Indiana. She attended
University of Michigan and was an English major. She loved Victorian
literature, romantic poetry, Renaissance literature and many other kinds of
literature. Her first job was writing for a fashion magazine and her second
job was teaching school. Kathryn had then gotten married and two children,
one named Max who now works in New York City and the other named Meribah who
attends New York University. Kathryn Lasky now lives in a big house in
Cambridge.
