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Children's Fiction Christmas & Advent

The Bells of Christmas

by (author) Virginia Hamilton

illustrated by Lambert Davis

Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Initial publish date
Feb 2001
Category
Christmas & Advent
Recommended Age
6 to 9
Recommended Grade
1 to 4
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780152015503
    Publish Date
    Feb 2001
    List Price
    $14

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Description

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

About the authors

Contributor Notes

VIRGINIA HAMILTON (1936-2002) was one of the most highly acclaimed writers of her time. Her many awards included the National Book Award, the John Newbery Medal, the Coretta Scott King Award (twice), the Boston Globe -Horn Book Award (twice), the Edgar Allan Poe Award, the Ohioana Book Award, and two of her novels were cited as Newbery Honor Books. She was a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Queen College and the Ohio State University. Ms. Hamilton was married to poet/author Arnold Adoff and divided her time between New York City and Ohio.