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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.

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Total Books: 299
Virginia Hamilton Five Novels  Zeely / The House of Dies Drear / The Planet of Junior Brown / MC Higgins the Great / Sweet Whispers Brother Rush
The People Could Fly The Picture Book
2015 - The People Could Fly the Picture Book (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780553507805
ISBN-10: 055350780X
Genre: Children's Books
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The People Could Fly
2009 - The People Could Fly (Hardcover)Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9780394869254
ISBN-10: 0394869257
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 4.8/5 Stars.
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Bluish
2008 - Bluish (Other)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781439520048
ISBN-10: 1439520046
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The Bells of Christmas
2008 - The Bells of Christmas (Other)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781439554562
ISBN-10: 1439554560
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Sweet Whispers Brother Rush
2008 - Sweet Whispers Brother Rush (Other)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9781439518878
ISBN-10: 1439518874
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Cousins
2008 - Cousins (Other)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781439526958
ISBN-10: 1439526958
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The People Could Fly American Black Folktales
2008 - The People Could Fly American Black Folktales (Other)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781439527610
ISBN-10: 143952761X
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The House of Dies Drear
2008 - The House of Dies Drear (Other)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781439541654
ISBN-10: 1439541655
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Mc Higgins the Great
2008 - Mc Higgins the Great (Other)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781439541661
ISBN-10: 1439541663
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The People Could Fly Picture Book and CD
2007 - The People Could Fly Picture Book and Cd (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780375845536
ISBN-10: 0375845534
Genre: Children's Books
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In the Beginning Creation Stories from Around the World
2007 - In the Beginning Creation Stories From Around the World (Other)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781435203709
ISBN-10: 1435203704
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The Planet of Junior Brown
2007 - The Planet of Junior Brown (Other)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781435207950
ISBN-10: 1435207955
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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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Time Pieces Library Edition
2005 - Time Pieces Library Edition [Library Edition] (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9780786183159
ISBN-10: 0786183152
Genres: Children's Books, Computers & Technology, Teen & Young Adult
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Wee Winnie Witch's Skinny
2004 - Wee Winnie Witch's Skinny (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780590288804
ISBN-10: 0590288806
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
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Bruh Rabbit And The Tar Baby Girl
2003 - Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby Girl (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780590473767
ISBN-10: 059047376X
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Many Thousand Gone  African Americans from Slavery to Freedom
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.
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Second Cousins
2001 - Second Cousins (Other)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780613290548
ISBN-10: 0613290542
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
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2000 - The People Could Fly American Black Folktales [Treasured Gifts for the Holidays] (Hardcover)
2000 - Second Cousins [Cousins, Bk 2] (Paperback)
2000 - All Together Now [Unit 3 - Scholastic Literacy Place, 3] (Other)
1999 - Plain City [Coleccion Barco de Vapor: Roja] (Other)
1999 - Dustland [Justice Cycle] (Other)
1999 - The Gathering [Justice Cycle] (Other)
1999 - Arilla Sun Down [Point Crime] (Other)
1999 - White Romance [Point Signature] (Other)
1998 - Dustland [Point Signature] (Paperback)
1997 - The House of Dies Drear and Related Readings [Literature connections] (Hardcover)
1996 - America's Journal Literacy Sourcebook 5th Grade [Considering Different Points of View] (Hardcover)
1995 - Arilla Sun Down [Point Signature] (Paperback)
1992 - Junius Over Far [Charlotte Zolotow Book] (Other)
1991 - A Lesson Plan Book for Cousins [Innovations, experiencing literature in the classroom] (Other)
1989 - A Little Love [Gryphon Books] (Paperback)
1968 - The House of Dies Drear [Dies Drear Chronicles, Bk 1] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
Lights Camera Action [Scholastic Literacy Place, Grade 2, Unit 3] (Other)
Animal World [Scholastic Literacy Place, Grade 2, Unit 5] (Other)
Primos/cousins [Spanish Edition] (Other)
Jahdu [Greenwillow Read-Alone] (Hardcover)
Primos [Osito - Spanish Edition] (Other)
Plain City/ Plain City [El Barco De Vapor] (Paperback)