Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool (Darius Bell, #1)
By: Odo Hirsch
Edition: 1st American ed.
Series: Darius Bell
Publisher: Kane Miller
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Tulsa, OK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9781935279655
Copyright date: 2009
Subjects: Gifts; Juvenile fiction; Poverty; Manners and customs; Fiction
Description: The Bell family's ancestors were showered with honours, gifts and grants of land. In exchange, they have bestowed a Gift, once every 25 years, on the town. The Gifts have ranged from a statue to a bell tower with stained-glass windows, but now it's Darius's father's turn - and there is no money for an impressive gift. It looks as though a wheelbarrow full of vegetables is the best they can do. Darius is determined to maintain family honour, and when an earthquake reveals a glorious cave, with the most beautiful minerals lining the walls, he thinks he's found the answer ...
Notes: Middle School.

770 Lexile.

Accelerated Reader 4.7.

Reading Counts! 4.7.