| The House of Dies Drear Contributor(s): Hamilton, Virginia (Author), Keith, Eros (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0020435207 ISBN-13: 9780020435204 Publisher: Simon Pulse OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: October 1984 Annotation: "An absorbing mystery (about a Negro boy's house, once part of the Underground Railroad), enriched with perceptive insights into certain aspects of the Negro American's heritage."--"Booklist." An ALA Notable Children's Book. A "School Library Journal" Best of the Best. Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 84019847 |
| Lexile Measure: 670 |
| Series: Dies Drear Chronicle |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 4.2" W x 6.9" (0.30 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 228 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A family tries to unravel the secrets of their new home which was once a stop on the Underground Railroad in this Edgar Award-winning book from Virginia Hamilton. The house held secrets, Thomas knew, even before he first saw it looming gray and massive on its ledge of rock. It had a century-old legend--two fugitive slaves had been killed by bounty hunters after leaving its passageways, and Dies Drear himself, the abolitionist who had made the house into a station on the Underground Railroad, had been murdered there. The ghosts of the three were said to walk its rooms... |
Contributor Bio(s): Hamilton, Virginia: - The recipient of nearly every major award and honor in her field, including the 1992 Hans Christian Anderson Award, Virgina Hamilton was the first African-American woman to be awarded the Newbery Medal, for M.C. Higgins The Great. Renowned as a storyteller, anthologist and lecturer as well as a novelist, Ms. Hamilton makes her home in Yellow Springs, Ohio. |