Project Gutenberg 2020-01-20 Public domain in the USA. 123 Sawyer, Ruth 1880 1970 Durand, Lucinda 16020438 This Way to Christmas Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) “This Way to Christmas” by Ruth Sawyer is a charming children's novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around an eight-year-old boy named David, who is adjusting to a new life in the Hill Country with his caretaker Johanna after the abrupt departure of his scientist father due to the war. David's journey explores themes of loneliness, the essence of Christmas, and the magic of belief as he interacts with various characters, including fairies, a flagman, and locals who will help him rediscover the meaning of the holiday season. At the start of the novel, David grapples with feelings of loss and isolation as he moves away from everything familiar. He travels with Johanna to a mountain lodge, where he faces a Christmas that feels devoid of cheer. As he waits for the holiday to approach, David begins to conjure thoughts of magic and fairies, leading him to wonder how to celebrate Christmas without the traditional decorations and festivities he's accustomed to. In his thoughts, he recalls Johanna's tales of a "locked-out fairy," whom he hopes to find to help guide him back to the joy of the season. The opening sets the stage for David’s inner transformation as he seeks connection and joy in his new, albeit challenging, circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 88.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Christmas -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 246223 2025-06-24T09:50:15.030562 text/html 224068 2024-10-17T15:55:11 text/html 459002 2025-06-24T09:50:20.326599 application/epub+zip 456293 2025-06-24T09:50:16.160567 application/epub+zip 171316 2025-06-24T09:50:15.601602 application/epub+zip 525017 2025-06-24T09:50:23.523547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505561 2025-06-24T09:50:19.740579 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221033 2022-09-27T16:29:05.363149 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209029 2025-06-24T09:50:14.412577 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 189194 2024-10-17T15:55:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16559 2025-06-24T09:50:23.679527 application/rdf+xml 25693 2025-06-24T09:50:15.698551 image/jpeg 3852 2025-06-24T09:50:15.648603 image/jpeg 426955 2025-06-24T09:50:15.060567 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia