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Virginia Hamilton


(Virginia Esther Hamilton)
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Virginia Hamilton 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.

Genres: Young Adult Fiction
 
Series
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Justice
   1. Justice and Her Brothers (1978)
   2. Dustland (1980)
   3. The Gathering (1981)
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Cousins
   1. Cousins (1990)
   2. Second Cousins (1998)
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Novels
   Zeely (1967)
   The Planet of Junior Brown (1971)
   M.C. Higgins, the Great (1974)
   Arilla Sun Down (1976)
   Jahdu (1980)
   Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush (1982)
   The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl (1983)
   Willie Bea and the Time the Martians Landed (1983)
   A Little Love (1984)
   A White Romance (1987)
   The Bells of Christmas (1989)
   Junius Over Far (1992)
   Drylongso (1992)
   Plain City (1993)
   Jaguarundi (1994)
   Bluish (1999)
   The Girl Who Spun Gold (2000) (with Diane Dillon)
   Time Pieces (2002)
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Collections
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Anthologies edited
   The People Could Fly (1985)
   Her Stories (1995)
   A Ring of Tricksters (1997)
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Picture Books show
 
Non fiction show
 
Omnibus editions show
 
Anthologies containing stories by Virginia Hamilton
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A Newbery Halloween (1993)
A Dozen Scary Stories by Newbery Award-Winning Authors
edited by
Martin H Greenberg and Charles G Waugh

Awards
Newbery Medal Best Novel nominee (1983) : Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush
Newbery Medal Best Novel nominee (1989) : In the Beginning: Creation Stories From Around the World


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