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The Night the Bells Rang (Puffin Chapters)
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The Night the Bells Rang (Puffin Chapters)
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by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock, Leslie Bowman
Sales Rank : 114,561
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Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback: 76 pages
Publisher: Puffin Books
October 1, 2000
ISBN:
0141309865
Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces.
Average Customer Review:  based on 1 review.
From School Library Journal
Grade 3-6-- It is 1918, and Mason finds that the new year isn't much different than the old in his rural Vermont community. The adults are still talking about the war overseas, but Mason's biggest problem is closer to home: the bully Aden Cutler. Frustrated and helpless to fight back against the older, larger boy, Mason wishes that Aden were dead. Then Aden joins the army, and he never comes back from the war. In its examination of a young boy's feelings of guilt over another's death, the book has echoes of On My Honor (Clarion, 1986) by Marion Dane Bauer, but without that novel's power. Mason's guilt is not so much because he believes that wishing for Aden's death made it happen, but because he never thanked Aden for one small, unexpected act of kindness. In a subplot that runs counterpoint to Mason's relationship with Aden, he also has to deal with a little brother whom he views as a pest. Even when railing against the injustices of the bully's actions, Mason seems oblivious to the fact that he treats his brother in the same manner. By the end of the year, and the book, Mason has matured, reevaluated his treatment of his brother, and repaid Aden's kindness with a simple gesture of his own. There are some qualities to recommend this book, but it tries to cover so much in so few pages that it lacks impact. Readable, but ultimately not very memorable. --Susan M. Harding, Mesquite Pub . Lib . , TX
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product Description:
While the adults talk endlessly about the war overseas, Mason fights his own battles at home with a mean bully named Aden. But then Aden surprises Mason with an unexpected act of kindness. Finally, on the night the bells ring-and World War I ends-Mason lays an old enemy to rest. Readers will identify with this timeless story about a boy's coming-of-age.
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