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"The meaning of the Street in all ways and at all times is the need for sharing life with others and the search for community." -- Virginia Hamilton
Virginia Hamilton (March 12, 1936 – February 19, 2002) was an award-winning author of children's books. She wrote over 35 books, including M. C. Higgins, the Great, for which she won the National Book Award in 1974 and the 1975 Newbery Medal.

Named for her grandfather's home state, Virginia Hamilton grew up in Yellow Springs, Ohio. She attended Antioch College and then transferred to Ohio State University. She married the poet Arnold Adoff in 1960.

Hamilton's first book, as a child was "The Novel". Then came Zeely, published in 1967, and sived numerous awards, including the Edgar Allan Poe Award, the Coretta Scott King Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.

The Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Youth has been held at Kent State University each year since 1984.

Hamilton loved old movies, trees, and Ohio sunsets. She died of breast cancer in 2002.

Selected Bibliography   more

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Total Books: 299
M C Higgins The Great
2006 - M C Higgins the Great (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781416914075
ISBN-10: 1416914072
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
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Time Pieces
2005 - Time Pieces (Paperback)Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780439517140
ISBN-10: 0439517141
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
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Many Thousand Gone  African Americans from Slavery to Freedom
2002 - Many Thousand Gone African Americans From Slavery to Freedom (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780679879367
ISBN-10: 0679879366
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 1

Drylongso
2000 - Drylongso (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780618062560
ISBN-10: 0618062564
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 1

Second Cousins
2000 - Second Cousins [Cousins, Bk 2] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780590473699
ISBN-10: 0590473697
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
 2

Bluish
1999 - Bluish (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780590288798
ISBN-10: 0590288792
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 1

When Birds Could Talk  Bats Could Sing
1999 - When Birds Could Talk Bats Could Sing (Other)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780590473736
ISBN-10: 0590473735
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4.7/5 Stars.
 3

Dustland
1998 - Dustland [Point Signature] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780590362177
ISBN-10: 0590362178
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 1.5/5 Stars.
 1

Willie Bea and the Time the Martians Landed
1997 - Willie Bea and the Time the Martians Landed (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780590120296
ISBN-10: 0590120298
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 1

MC Higgins the Great
1996 - Mc Higgins the Great (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780590672979
ISBN-10: 0590672975
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 9

Arilla Sun Down
1995 - Arilla Sun Down [Point Signature] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780590222235
ISBN-10: 0590222236
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 3

Plain City
1995 - Plain City (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780590473651
ISBN-10: 0590473654
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 2

Zeely
1993 - Zeely (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780689716959
ISBN-10: 0689716958
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 1

Cousins
1992 - Cousins (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780590454360
ISBN-10: 0590454366
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 9

Anthony Burns The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave
1989 - Anthony Burns the Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780590428934
ISBN-10: 0590428934
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 5

The Mystery of Drear House The Conclusion of the Dies Drear Chronicle
1988 - The Mystery of Drear House the Conclusion of the Dies Drear Chronicle (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780020434801
ISBN-10: 0020434804
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 1.5/5 Stars.
 1

M C Higgins the Great
1987 - M C Higgins the Great (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780020434900
ISBN-10: 0020434901
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
 9

Sweet Whispers Brother Rush
1983 - Sweet Whispers Brother Rush (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9780380651931
ISBN-10: 0380651939
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 7

The House Of Dies Drear
1968 - The House of Dies Drear [Dies Drear Chronicles, Bk 1] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780590135726
ISBN-10: 0590135724
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
 8

Zeely
1967 - Zeely (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780590092814
ISBN-10: 0590092812
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 1

Zeely
1967 - Zeely (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780021795000
ISBN-10: 0021795002
Genre: Children's Books
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