Virginia Hamilton on March 12th, 1936 and passed away at the age of 65 on February 19th, 2002.
Virginia Hamilton Stats: The highest rated book by Virginia Hamilton on Book Notification is M.C. Higgins, the Great, a Standalone novel.
The most read book by Virginia Hamilton on Book Notification is M.C. Higgins, the Great, a Standalone novel.
Below is a complete list of Virginia Hamilton books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.
Virginia Hamilton was born on March 12th, 1936. Virginia passed away February 19th, 2002 at 65 years old. Hamilton attended.
Virginia Hamilton is probably best known for her Standalone Novels. There are currently 18 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1967 with the novel Zeely. The most recently released novel was Time Pieces which was released in 2002.
Virginia Hamilton also wrote the Collections series which has 9 books including The Time-Ago Tales of Jahdu and Time-Ago Lost: More Tales of Jahdu.
Virginia was the recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship in 1995 for weaving Black folktales and narratives into children's literature, and respecting children's intelligence and ability to grapple with tougher ideas. She was the first children's author to be made a MacArthur Fellow.
Hamilton's books have won multiple awards, The Planet of Junior Brown won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 1972. M.C. Higgins, the Great won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Medal, in 1973 as well as the National Book Awards - Children's Literature in 1975. Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 1983 as well as the Coretta Scott King Awards - Coretta Scott King Book Awards in 1983. In the Beginning won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 1989. Her Stories won the Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards, in 1996.
The following novels by Virginia Hamilton were nominated for these awards:
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