Chime
School year: Lower 6th, Year 10, Year 11
No. of pages 368
Published: 2012
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book is part of a book series called Playaway Young Adult .
There are 368 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2012 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .
Franny's first novel for Bloomsbury, The Folk Keeper, was awarded many US prizes including Notable Children's Book and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Best Book of the Year (School Library Journal). Chime is Franny Billingsley's third book, her first being Well Wished. It has been shortlisted for the National Book Award. Franny lives in her home town of Chicago with her husband and two children.
Andre Norton Award For Ya Sci Fi And Fantasy Nominees
Animals in literature
Mythical Creatures in literature
Siblings in literature
Mythical Animals in literature
Love And Romance in literature
Relationships in literature
British Book Industry: Children's Book of the Year
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This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Ages 14+
This book was recognised in the Ages 14+ category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.
National Book Award
This book was recognised by the National Book Award.
Horn Book Award - Fiction & Poetry
This book was recognised in the Fiction & Poetry category by the Horn Book Award. Presented annually since 1967 by the Boston Globe and Horn Book Magazine for excellence in childrens and young adult literature. This honour is granted in the three categories of Fiction and Poetry, Non-fiction, and Picture Book. Presented annually since 1967 by the Boston Globe and Horn Book Magazine for excellence in childrens and young adult literature. This honour is granted in the three categories of Fiction and Poetry, Non-fiction, and Picture Book.
Tayshas Reading
This book was recognised by the Tayshas Reading.
Praise for The Folk Keeper: A minor masterpiece of compression: sharply written and highly engaging for 10 to 16-year-olds * TES *
A most enchanting, original and compulsive fantasy. The reader is fascinated, drawn in from the very beginning . . . The language is rich and expressive and the emotional involvement with all of the characters is developed with consummate skill and craftswomanship. Highly recommended * School Librarian *
Praise for Chime: Had me gripped from the first sentence . . . from the fantastic opening line onwards, Billingsley's writing just gets better and better * Writing from the Tub *
An amazing, fascinating heroine and a swoon-worthy romance . . . I loved it, I loved it so much I want the entire world to know about it . . . I loved this book with the force of a thousand supernovas * The Book Smugglers *
