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The House of Dies Drear
Contributor(s): Hamilton, Virginia (Author)

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ISBN: 1416914056     ISBN-13: 9781416914051
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2006
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Annotation: In this Edgar Allan Poe Award-winning novel, a black family moves into an enormous house once used to hide runaway slaves. Mysterious sounds and events as well as the discovery of secret passageways make the family believe they are in grave danger.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Classics
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2006272081
Age Level: 11-14
Grade Level: 6-9
Lexile Measure: 670(Not Available)
Guided Reading: V (Grade 5)
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.24" W x 7.9" L (0.38 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Topical - Friendship
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 228
Reading Level: 4.8   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 9.0
 
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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.
 
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