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The Stone Lamp

by Karen Hesse Illustrated by Brian Pinkney

In a series of eight powerful and evocative free-verse poems, Newbery Award winner Karen Hesse captures this resilient spirit of the Jewish people over hardship and horror, through the voices of eight children at Hanukkah. Full color.

Ages: 11, 12, 9, 10
Interest Level: Grades 4 - 7
Grade Level Equivalent: 6.6
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Number of Pages: 36
Genre: Historical Fiction, Poetry and Rhymes

About the Author and Illustrator

Karen Hesse Karen Hesse lives in Vermont with her husband and two teen-aged daughters. Her book Out of the Dust was awarded the Newbery Medal for 1998.

Brian Pinkney