num_pages: 64
description: 1990 Coretta Scott King Honor BookTwelve-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
language: English
title: The Bells of Christmas
titlecomplete: The Bells of Christmas
genres: Holiday, Picture Books, Juvenile, Middle Grade, Childrens, Christmas, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 65
places: Ohio
awards: awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Coretta Scott King Book Award
category: Author Honor
publisher: Clarion Books