# December Stillness

**Author:** Mary Downing Hahn
**Grade range:** Grades 6–8
**Age range:** 11–13
**First published:** 1988
**Page count:** 181
**Genre:** Realistic Fiction
**ISBN-13:** `9780833553232`
**ISBN-10:** `0833553232`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/december-stillness
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Themes

- homeless persons
- vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975
- veterans
- vietnam war, 1961-1975

## Where this book is assigned

### California Young Reader Medal

- **recommended** · 3rd grade · California — [source: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 1991 winner (Middle School/Junior High)](https://californiayoungreadermedal.org/s/CYRM-Winners-Complete-List-yhxf.pdf)
- **recommended** · 4th grade · California — [source: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 1991 winner (Middle School/Junior High)](https://californiayoungreadermedal.org/s/CYRM-Winners-Complete-List-yhxf.pdf)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · California — [source: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 1991 winner (Middle School/Junior High)](https://californiayoungreadermedal.org/s/CYRM-Winners-Complete-List-yhxf.pdf)
- **recommended** · 6th grade · California — [source: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 1991 winner (Middle School/Junior High)](https://californiayoungreadermedal.org/s/CYRM-Winners-Complete-List-yhxf.pdf)
- **recommended** · 7th grade · California — [source: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 1991 winner (Middle School/Junior High)](https://californiayoungreadermedal.org/s/CYRM-Winners-Complete-List-yhxf.pdf)
- **recommended** · 8th grade · California — [source: California Young Reader Medal past winners, 1991 winner (Middle School/Junior High)](https://californiayoungreadermedal.org/s/CYRM-Winners-Complete-List-yhxf.pdf)

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