"Willie and the Christmas Spruce", selected for Sixteen Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults, Dell/Laurel Leaf Books.  Life is tough for young Willie and his Vermont family when their maple harvest all but failed for another year. It’s nearly Christmas, and Willie convinces his older sister and their parents to chop down some evergreen Trees and truck them to Boston to sell at high prices. Of course, things do not go as planned. In the process of trying, Willie and his sister discover the true purpose of Christmas.