The Bells of Christmas
Interest Level: Grade 6 - Grade 8
Grade Level Equivalent: 5.5
Lexile® measure: 570L
Guided Reading: NR
Book Type: Chapter Book
Genre/Theme:
- Historical Fiction
Topics:
- African American
- Christmas
- Families and Social Structures
- Friends and Friendship
- Friends and Friendship
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About This Book
Twelve-year-old Jason Bell waits impatiently for Christmas 1890. In this ALA Notable book 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
About the Authors or Illustrators
Virginia Hamilton: Virginia Hamilton received the 1992 Hans Christian Andersen Medal, the most prestigious international award in children's literature. She also won the Newbery Medal, three Newbery Honor Awards, two Coretta Scott King Awards, an Edgar Allan Poe Award, and was the first children's author to receive a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant in 1995. Ms. Hamilton passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2002 in Dayton, Ohio. Read More.
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