num_pages: 240
description: Set in a small rural community of the 1960's, it tells the powerful story of a strong-willed girl who grapples with poverty, her grandmother's illness, and the integration of her all-white school.
language: English
title: Belle Teal
titlecomplete: Belle Teal
genres: Middle Grade, Historical, Young Adult, Childrens, School, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Cultural, Juvenile, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 1157
places: The United States of America
awards: name: Child Magazine Best Book of the Year
publisher: Scholastic Inc.