Bells of Christmas
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1990 Coretta Scott King Honor Book Twelve-year-old Jason Bell waits impatiently for Christmas 1890. Set against the carefully researched background life of a middle-class black family in Ohio a century ago, “Hamilton’s story moves along at an elegant pace, giving readers time to savor the holiday preparations.”–School Library Journal
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The recipient of nearly every major award and honor in her field, including the 1992 Hans Christian Anderson Award, Virgina Hamilton was the first African-American woman to be awarded the Newbery Medal, for M.C. Higgins The Great. Renowned as a storyteller, anthologist and lecturer as well as a novelist, Ms. Hamilton makes her home in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780152015503
- Publication Date
- October 15, 1997
- Page Count
- 64
- Word Count
- 10712
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 6 - 9 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 89007468
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 37898960
- Lexile® Level
- 570L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~O
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3.5
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 1
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 6403
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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