The bell rang /

Ransome, James,

The bell rang / James E. Ransome. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.

Booklist starred, November 2018 Horn Book Starred, January 2019 Pub Weekly, November 2018 Kirkus Starred, November 2018 New York Times, February 2019 Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), December 2018

A young slave girl witnesses the heartbreak and hopefulness of her family and their plantation community when her brother escapes for freedom.

1.6 K-3 360L Lexile

Coretta Scott King Award, 2020

9781442421134 9781713701347 1442421134 1713701340

2018020589


Slavery--Juvenile fiction.
Fugitive slaves--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Families--Juvenile fiction.
Slavery--Fiction.
Fugitive slaves--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.
Family life--Fiction.

PZ7.R1755 / Be 2019

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