The Bell Rang
by James Ransome
A predictable daily routine defines the life of a small girl whose family is enslaved... read more
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2019
Word Count 507
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 360L
- ATOS Reading Level: 1.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 501776
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Brothers and sisters
- Family life
- Slavery
- Slavery--Fiction
- Fugitive slaves--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century
- Family life--Fiction
- African Americans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Fugitive slaves
- African Americans
- Lists With This Book
- CPL Best Picture Books of 2019
- Juvenile Collection
- BER: What's New in 2019, K-6
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with James Ransome about The Bell Rang
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Audio Name Pronunciation with James Ransome
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In-depth Written Interview with James Ransome
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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Awards & Distinctions 9

Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Selection, 2020

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2021
Illustrator Honor, 2020

ILA Teachers' Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2020

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2020
Selection, 2020

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Emergent Selection, 2019

Fanfare, 2001 - 2020
Selection, 2019
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