Bill and Nell and the Little Tree Nobody Wanted

It was several weeks before Christmas when Bill and his little sister Nell were driven out to the Christmas tree lot to select a tree. While Father was chopping down the one of the family's choice, Nell coaxed Bill to dig up a little tree that no one seemed to want and take it home with them. He finally conceded, and it wasn't long until that little tree graced their back yard. After Nell and her friend Trixie spent the evening decorating it, they stood back anticipating the joy this little tree would bring them after giving it lots of tender loving care. Little did they realize the unexpected events that would follow - - - events providing a mixture of adventure, fantasy, suspense and Christian morals all rolled up into one.

Clara Martin was born in Mansfield, Ohio. She is the mother of nine children, two of whom are adopted Korean orphans. She graduated as valedictorian from Madison High, received her bachelor's degree in education from Ashland University and pursued her degree in Christian Education at Asbury Theological Seminary. She taught the elementary grades in the Lexington and Mansfield schools for thirty years, two of which were teaching Bible. She served as co-worker with her husband, Dr. Donald Martin, in pastoral work, jail ministry and in the founding of the New Life Church of the Nazarene in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Mrs. Martin has previously published five books: her autobiography, titled "Grandma's Stroll Down Memory Lane", four children's books, "The Mysterious Adventure of Bill and Nell", "Bill and Nell and the Missing Children", "Bill and Nell and the Tale of the Kites, a Whirlwind Adventure", and "Bill and Nell's Adventure into the Unknown".