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Twelve-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
Publisher:Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Published:January 1, 1989
Pages:59
Age Range:7 years and up
Grade Level:3 - 4
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