Virginia Hamilton

Virginia Hamilton

Virginia Hamilton was born on March 12th, 1936 and passed away at the age of 65 on February 19th, 2002.

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Virginia Hamilton Stats: The highest rated book by Virginia Hamilton on Book Notification is M.C. Higgins, the Great, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is The House of Dies Drear (Dies Drear Chronicles #1).

The most read book by Virginia Hamilton on Book Notification is M.C. Higgins, the Great, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Virginia Hamilton books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Cousins Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Cousins
1990
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2
Second Cousins
1998
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List of Dies Drear Chronicles Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
The House of Dies Drear
1968
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2
The Mystery of Drear House
1987
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List of Justice and Her Brothers Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Justice and Her Brothers
1978
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2
Dustland
1980
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3
The Gathering
1981
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Zeely
1967
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2
The Planet of Junior Brown (With: Jerry Pinkney)
1971
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3
10
M.C. Higgins, the Great
1974
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4
Arilla Sun Down
1979
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5
Jahdu (With: Jerry Pinkney)
1980
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6
Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush
1982
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7
The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl
1983
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8
Willie Bea and the Time the Martians Landed
1983
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9
A Little Love
1984
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10
Junius Over Far
1985
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11
A White Romance
1987
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12
The Bells of Christmas
1989
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13
Drylongso (With: Jerry Pinkney)
1992
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14
Plain City
1993
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15
Jaguarundi
1997
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16
Bluish
1999
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17
8
The Girl Who Spun Gold
2000
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18
Time Pieces
2002
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List of Picture Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby Girl
2003
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2
Wee Winnie Witch's Skinny
2004
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3
6
The People Could Fly
2004
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List of Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Time-Ago Tales of Jahdu
1969
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2
Time-Ago Lost: More Tales of Jahdu
1973
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3
In the Beginning
1988
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4
The Dark Way
1990
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5
The All Jahdu Storybook
1991
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6
Her Stories
1995
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7
When Birds Could Talk And Bats Could Sing
1996
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8
Ring Of Tricksters
1997
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9
African American Folktales
2000
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10
Liberation Literature
2024
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Paul Robeson
1974
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2
W. E. B. Du Bois: A Biography
1984
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3
Anthony Burns
1988
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4
Many Thousand Gone
1993
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5
Speeches, Essays, And Conversations
2010
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List of Harper Trophy Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl
1983
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List of Jerry Pinkney as Illustrator in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Tales from Africa (By: Jerry Pinkney, Lila Green)
0
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2
The Ugly Duckling (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1843
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3
The Little Match Girl (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1845
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4
9
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1894
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5
Early Autumn ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1927
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6
The Flowering of New England (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1936
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7
Lolita (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1955
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8
Rabbit, Run (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1960
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9
The Adventures of Spider (By: Jerry Pinkney, Joyce Cooper Arkhurst)
1964
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10
The Year Around Book (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1965
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11
This is Music for Kindergarten and Nursery School (By: Jerry Pinkney, Adeline McCall)
1965
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12
The Traveling Frog (By: Jerry Pinkney, V. M. Garshin)
1966
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13
A Book of Shapes & Sizes (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1966
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14
The Beautiful Blue Jay, and other Tales of India (By: Jerry Pinkney, John W. Spellman)
1967
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15
Even Tiny Ants Must Sleep ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1967
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16
The Clock Museum (By: Jerry Pinkney, Ken. Sobol)
1967
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17
Folktales and Fairytales of Africa (By: Jerry Pinkney, Lila Green)
1967
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18
Shoes, Pennies, and Rockets (By: Jerry Pinkney, Ralph Alan Dale)
1968
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19
Kostas the Rooster (By: Jerry Pinkney, Traudl)
1968
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20
The Twin Witches of Fingle Fu (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1969
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21
Juano and the Wonderful Fresh Fish. (By: Jerry Pinkney, Thelma. Shaw)
1969
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22
Babushka and the Pig (By: Jerry Pinkney, Ann Trofimuk)
1969
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23
The Porcupine and the Tiger (By: Jerry Pinkney, Fern Powell)
1970
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24
Cora Annett's Homerhenry (By: Jerry Pinkney, Cora Annett)
1970
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25
The King's Ditch (By: Jerry Pinkney, Francine Jacobs)
1971
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26
The Planet of Junior Brown (With: Jerry Pinkney)
1971
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27
Femi and Old Grandaddie (By: Jerry Pinkney, Adjai Robinson)
1972
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28
JD (By: Jerry Pinkney, Mari Evans)
1973
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29
Kasho and the Twin Flutes. (By: Jerry Pinkney, Adjai Robinson)
1973
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30
Prince Littlefoot (By: Jerry Pinkney, Berniece Freschet)
1973
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31
Mickey and Minny ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1973
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32
The Great Minu ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1974
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33
Roots of Time (By: Jerry Pinkney, Margo Jefferson, Elliott P. Skinner)
1974
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34
Song of the Trees (By: Jerry Pinkney, Mildred D. Taylor)
1975
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35
Wuthering Heights ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1975
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36
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (By: Jerry Pinkney, Mildred D. Taylor)
1975
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37
Yagua Days (By: Jerry Pinkney, Cruz Martel)
1976
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38
The Winthrop Covenant (By: Jerry Pinkney, Louis Auchincloss)
1976
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39
Gulliver's Travels (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1977
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40
Selected plays (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1977
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41
Ji-Nongo-Nongo Means Riddles (By: Jerry Pinkney, Verna Aardema)
1978
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42
History of Tom Jones a Founding ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1978
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43
Childtimes: A Three-Generation Memoir (By: Jerry Pinkney, Eloise Greenfield, Lessie Jones Little)
1979
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44
Tonweya and the Eagles (By: Jerry Pinkney, Rosebud Yellow Robe)
1979
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45
These Thirteen ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1979
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46
More Adventures of Spider (By: Jerry Pinkney, Joyce Cooper Arkhurst)
1980
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47
Count on Your Fingers African Style (By: Jerry Pinkney)
1980
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48
The Covenant ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1980
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49
Jahdu (With: Jerry Pinkney)
1980
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50
Rabbit Redux ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1981
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51
Monster Myths of Ancient Greece (By: Jerry Pinkney, William A. Wise)
1981
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52
Apples On A Stick (By: Jerry Pinkney, Barbara Michels, Bettye White)
1983
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53
8
The Patchwork Quilt (By: Jerry Pinkney, Valerie Flournoy)
1985
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54
Wild Wild Sunflower Child Anna (By: Jerry Pinkney, Nancy White Carlstrom)
1987
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55
Pop-Up: Strange Animals of the Sea (By: National Geographic Society, Jerry Pinkney, Jane Heath Buxton)
1987
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56
Mirandy and Brother Wind (By: Jerry Pinkney, Patricia McKissack)
1988
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57
The Green Lion of Zion Street (By: Jerry Pinkney, Julia Fields)
1988
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58
More Tales of Uncle Remus (By: Jerry Pinkney, Julius Lester)
1988
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59
Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion (By: Jerry Pinkney, Verna Aardema)
1989
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60
8
The Talking Eggs (By: Jerry Pinkney, Robert D. San Souci)
1989
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61
Turtle in July (By: Jerry Pinkney, Marilyn Singer)
1989
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62
Pretend You're a Cat (By: Jerry Pinkney, Jean Marzollo)
1990
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63
The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket (By: Jerry Pinkney, Sonia Levitin)
1991
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64
Their Eyes Were Watching God ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1991
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65
David's Songs (By: Jerry Pinkney, Colin Eisler)
1992
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66
Back Home (By: Jerry Pinkney, Gloria Jean Pinkney)
1992
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67
Drylongso (With: Jerry Pinkney)
1992
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68
A Starlit Somersault Downhill (By: Jerry Pinkney, Nancy Willard)
1993
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69
I Want to Be (By: Jerry Pinkney, Thylias Moss)
1993
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70
New Shoes for Silvia (By: Jerry Pinkney, Johanna Hurwitz)
1993
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71
The Sunday Outing (By: Jerry Pinkney, Gloria Jean Pinkney)
1994
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72
John Henry (By: Jerry Pinkney, Julius Lester)
1994
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73
The Jungle Book ( By: Jerry Pinkney)
1995
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74
Tanya's Reunion (By: Jerry Pinkney, Valerie Flournoy)
1995
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75
Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman (By: Jerry Pinkney, Alan Schroeder)
1996
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76
Sam and the Tigers (By: Jerry Pinkney, Julius Lester)
1996
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77
The Hired Hand (By: Jerry Pinkney, Robert D. San Souci)
1997
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78
Black Cowboy, Wild Horses (By: Jerry Pinkney, Julius Lester)
1998
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79
8
Journeys with Elijah (By: Jerry Pinkney, Barbara Diamond Goldin)
1999
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80
Aesop's Fables (By: Jerry Pinkney)
2000
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81
Albidaro and the Mischievous Dream (By: Jerry Pinkney, Julius Lester)
2000
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82
8
Goin' Someplace Special (By: Jerry Pinkney, Patricia McKissack)
2001
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83
Noah's Ark (By: Jerry Pinkney)
2002
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84
The Nightingale (By: Jerry Pinkney)
2002
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85
The Old African (By: Jerry Pinkney, Julius Lester)
2005
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86
Music from Our Lord's Holy Heaven Book and CD (By: Jerry Pinkney, Brian Pinkney, Myles C. Pinkney, Gloria Jean Pinkney)
2005
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87
Ain't Nobody a Stranger to Me (By: Jerry Pinkney, Ann Grifalconi)
2007
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88
The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll (By: Jerry Pinkney, Patricia McKissack)
2007
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89
Sweethearts of Rhythm (By: Marilyn Nelson)
2009
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90
A Starlit Snowfall (By: Jerry Pinkney, Nancy Willard)
2011
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91
The First Adventures of Spider (By: Jerry Pinkney, Joyce Cooper Arkhurst)
2012
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92
The Further Adventures of Spider: West African Folktales (By: Jerry Pinkney, Joyce Cooper Arkhurst)
2012
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93
In Plain Sight (By: Jerry Pinkney, Richard Jackson)
2016
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94
The Christmas Boot (By: Jerry Pinkney)
2016
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95
A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation (By: Jerry Pinkney, Barry Wittenstein)
2018
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96
A Home in the Barn (By: Margaret Wise Brown, Jerry Pinkney)
2018
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97
4
The Little Mermaid (By: Jerry Pinkney)
2020
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98
A Walk in the Woods (By: Jerry Pinkney, Nikki Grimes)
2023
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List of Harper Trophy Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Hurry Home, Candy (By: Meindert DeJong)
1953
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2
Shadrach (By: Meindert DeJong)
1953
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3
8
Little Witch (By: Anna Elizabeth Bennett)
1953
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4
Along Came a Dog (By: Meindert DeJong)
1958
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5
The Summer of the Falcon (By: Jean Craighead George)
1962
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6
Grizzly (By: Gilbert Riswold)
1964
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7
Noonday Friends (By: Mary Stolz)
1965
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8
The Seventeenth-Street Gang (By: Emily Cheney Neville)
1966
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9
Sour Land (By: William H. Armstrong)
1971
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10
The Park Book (By: Charlotte Zolotow)
1972
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11
The Haunted Mountain (By: Mollie Hunter)
1972
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12
The Sign of the Chrysanthemum (By: Katherine Paterson)
1973
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13
A Billion for Boris (By: Mary Rodgers)
1974
Go
14
A Stranger Came Ashore (By: Mollie Hunter)
1975
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15
The Wicked One (By: Mollie Hunter)
1977
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16
Runaway To Freedom ( By: Barbara Smucker)
1979
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17
Poem stew (By: William Cole)
1981
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18
The Land I Lost (By: Quang Nhuong Huynh)
1982
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19
Summer Switch (By: Mary Rodgers)
1982
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20
The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl
1983
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21
Hey World, Here I Am! (By: Jean Little)
1986
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22
Desdemona-Twelve Going on Desperate (By: Beverly Keller)
1986
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23
6
The Two-Thousand-Pound Goldfish (By: Betsy Byars)
1987
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24
Stonewords (By: Pam Conrad)
1990
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25
What's So Terrible About Swallowing an Apple Seed? (By: Harriet Lerner, Susan Goldhor)
1996
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26
Crush (By: Ellen Conford)
1998
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27
Good Night, Maman (By: Norma Fox Mazer)
1999
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28
Pilot Down, Presumed Dead (By: Marjorie Phleger)
2009
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29
6
Will Spring Be Early? Or Will Spring Be Late? (By: Crockett Johnson)
2018
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List of Virginia Hamilton Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Travellers in Time: Past, Present, and to Come
1980
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2
Out of the Mold
1997
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Virginia Hamilton

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 10 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.

Virginia Hamilton: Awards & Accolades

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:

  • The Planet of Junior Brown: National Book Awards, Children's Literature (1972).
  • Justice and Her Brothers: Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards (1979).
  • Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush: National Book Awards, Children's Books - Hardcover (1983).
  • The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl: Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards (1984).
  • A Little Love: Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards (1985).
  • Junius Over Far: Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards (1986).
  • Anthony Burns: Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards (1989).
  • The Bells of Christmas: Coretta Scott King Awards, Coretta Scott King Book Awards (1990).

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  4. Jane Austen, author of the novel: Pride and Prejudice.
  5. Bill Bryson, author of the Bill Bryson Travel Books.

Virginia Hamilton: F.A.Q

When was Virginia Hamilton Born?

Virginia Hamilton was born on March 12th, 1936.

When did Virginia Hamilton die?

Virginia Hamilton died on February 19th, 2002 at 65 years old.

What book awards has Virginia Hamilton won?

The Planet of Junior Brown: John Newbery Medal Awards Newbery Honor (1972).
M.C. Higgins, the Great: John Newbery Medal Awards Newbery Medal (1973), National Book Awards Children's Literature (1975).
Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush: John Newbery Medal Awards Newbery Honor (1983), Coretta Scott King Awards Coretta Scott King Book Awards (1983).
In the Beginning: John Newbery Medal Awards Newbery Honor (1989).
Her Stories: Coretta Scott King Awards Coretta Scott King Book Awards (1996).

What was the first book Virginia Hamilton wrote?

The first book written by Virginia Hamilton was Zeely, published in 1967.

What was the most recent book Virginia Hamilton wrote?

Her most recently released work was Liberation Literature on September 17th, 2024.

How many books has Virginia Hamilton written?

Virginia Hamilton has written 44 books across 10 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 2 books in the Cousins Series
  • 2 books in the Dies Drear Chronicles Series
  • 3 books in the Justice and Her Brothers Series
  • 18 Standalone Novels
  • 3 Picture Books
  • 10 Collections
  • 5 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 book in the Harper Trophy Series
  • 3 Jerry Pinkney as Illustrator
  • 1 book in the Harper Trophy Books Series

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