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Other Bells for Us to Ring Paperback – Import, June 11, 1992

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Eleven-year-old Darcy hasn't lived in any one place long enough to have a best friend--until her family settles in Frenchtown and she meets Kathleen Mary O'Hara. Darcy is spellbound by Kathleen Mary's vivid tales of Catholicism. She shows Darcy a world beyond a world of daring games and secrets, of sins and miracles. With Darcy's father off fighting the war somewhere in Europe, Kathleen Mary couldn't have come into her life at a better time.Then, just as suddenly as they appeared, Kathleen Mary and her family disappear. While Darcy waits to hear from her, she learns that her father is missing in action. Christmas is coming, and Darcy is unsure about the power of God's love. Will the miracle she hopes for really happen?

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128
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Lions
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1992
June 11
ISBN-10

0006740499
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978-0006740490
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lions; New Ed edition (June 11, 1992)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0006740499
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0006740490
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.89 ounces

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S. Bianchi

Wonderful classic for Christmas or anytime

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2016

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Have bought multiple copies of this over the years to give as Christmas gifts. More optimistic in outlook and plot resolution than most of the books by this author. The poem from which the title is drawn is beautiful (printed in the front). and worth the price all by itself.

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Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2023

I wouldn't exactly launch this one into the trash can, but it was a bit heavy handed. Bordering the fantastical, Cormier's focus is on a much younger and, perhaps, more impressionable audience in this novel [book:Other Bells for Us to Ring|137573].

Darcy, age eleven-going-on-twelve, struggles to find belonging in her peers as her father's Army career has shuffled the family around the country. Set during World War II, the ever-growing fear that her father will be taken away from her as well keeps Darcy to herself until Kathleen Mary O'Hara manifests herself in Darcy's life.

Despite their differences, specifically focusing on religion, Darcy and Kathleen Mary hit it off. They find adventure where they can and quickly determine that they are best friends in that super fast way kids are capable of accomplishing. Though Darcy is Unitarian and Kathleen Mary is Catholic, they do not allow the differences of Frenchtown, the Massachusetts town full of diversity, keep them hampered. It's clear their friendship means more, but when Darcy's father is sent off to Europe and Kathleen Mary and her family suddenly disappear without a trace, Darcy is left to salvage whatever meaning she has left in her life. Her mother and her can simply hope for the best.

This tends not to be enough, and Darcy turns to religion, delves into its depths to find comfort, and struggles to bridge the divide between Unitarianism and Catholicism that seemed relatively easy when Kathleen Mary was around. Her trust in God is all she has left.

With a gut-punch ending, which was actually quite good, I didn't quite dislike the story. But, the religious overture throughout this novellas pages becomes increasingly fantastical, and it pulled itself away from the stark realities of life. What could have been a beautiful tale about faith and hope turned into what almost felt like a religious conversion for our youth.

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Timothy J. Bazzett

A beautiful story about friendship, faith, hope and love

Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2011

Every now and then I enjoy reading something written for children or teenagers (or YA as that crowd is called in the publishing game). Robert Cormier's OTHER BELLS FOR US TO RING falls somewhere in between, for the 11 to 12 year-old group. My younger son, who is now approaching forty, has been a Cormier fan ever since reading THE CHOCOLATE WARS back in junior high. I figured it was hight time I tried reading something by Cormier and this book's WWII setting appealed to me. I found the story engaging, moving and full of hope. Its heroine, 11 year-old Darcy Webster, wrestles with problems of faith and friendship, often thorny subjects at that age. She's a non-churchgoing Unitarian, but her new best friend, Kathleen Mary O'Hara, is an Irish Catholic. They bond as 'outsiders' in a mostly "French Canuck" community in WWII era Massachusetts. Darcy's father, a recovering alcholic, enlists in the army and is sent overseas with the Corps of Engineers and is soon reported MIA. Kathleen Mary is part of a large family with a violently abusive father. When the family suddenly disappears from the Frenchtown neighborhood, Darcy is devastated. She wishes she knew how to pray, both for her father and her friend. What she doesn't realize is that her inchoate heartfelt prayers are perhaps the most precious kind of all. There are surprising twists here, both happy and sad, as Darcy makes that always painful transition from childhood to young adulthood.

I was reminded of another similar book for young people I read a few years ago, also set during WWII, but in southeast Michigan, called WILLOW RUN, by Patricia Reilly Giff. It would make a suitable companion piece to read with this one. Both books bring back the wartime experience from a child's point of view.

In short, OTHER BELLS FOR US TO RING is a beautiful little book about those three things we always heard so much about while growing up - faith, hope and love. My son picked a good one; Cormier is a wonderful writer. I will recommend this book highly. - Tim Bazzett, author of the memoir BOOKLOVER

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