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The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton (1984, Paperback)

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Condition
Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“Some wear to cover, pages are clean and tight.”
Narrative Type
Fiction
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Type
Novel
ISBN
9780020435204

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Simon Pulse
ISBN-10
0020435207
ISBN-13
9780020435204
eBay Product ID (ePID)
11409

Product Key Features

Book Title
House of Dies Drear
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural, People & Places / United States / African American, Mysteries & Detective Stories, General, Historical / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), People & Places / United States / General
Publication Year
1984
Illustrator
Keith, Eros, Yes
Genre
Juvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
Author
Virginia Hamilton
Format
Mass Market

Dimensions

Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
5.2 Oz
Item Length
7 in
Item Width
4.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Young Adult Audience
LCCN
84-019847
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "A hundred years ago, Dies Drear and two slaves he was hiding in his house, an Underground Railroad station in Ohio, had been murdered. The house, huge and isolated, was fascinating, Thomas thought, but he wasn't sure he was glad Papa had bought it--funny things kept happening, frightening things... The secret of the house is revealed in an exciting final sequence that maintains beautifully the mysterious and dramatic story of a black family caught in an atmosphere of fear and danger. Written with distinction, an imaginiative and imposing book.", Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"A hundred years ago, Dies Drear and two slaves he was hiding in his house, an Underground Railroad station in Ohio, had been murdered. The house, huge and isolated, was fascinating, Thomas thought, but he wasn't sure he was glad Papa had bought it--funny things kept happening, frightening things... The secret of the house is revealed in an exciting final sequence that maintains beautifully the mysterious and dramatic story of a black family caught in an atmosphere of fear and danger. Written with distinction, an imaginiative and imposing book."
TitleLeading
The
Grade From
Seventh Grade
Dewey Decimal
[Fic]
Grade To
Ninth Grade
Synopsis
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...
LC Classification Number
PZ7.H1828Ho

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