Virginia Hamilton
| birth_place = Yellow Springs, Ohio, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | alma_mater = | occupation = Author | period = | genre = Children's books | subject = | movement = | notableworks = ''M. C. Higgins, the Great'' | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = | influences = | influenced = | website = }}Virginia Esther Hamilton (March 12, 1936 – February 19, 2002) was an American children's books author. She wrote 41 books, including ''M. C. Higgins, the Great'' (1974), for which she won the U.S. National Book Award in category Children's Books and the Newbery Medal in 1975. Her works were celebrated for exploring the African-American experience, what she called "Liberation Literature."
Hamilton's lifetime achievements include the international Hans Christian Andersen Award for writing children's literature in 1992 and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for her contributions to American children's literature in 1995. Provided by Wikipedia
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The magical adventures of Pretty Pearl / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
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Bluish : a novel / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
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Anthony Burns : the defeat and triumph of a fugitive slave / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
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Paul Robeson : the life and times of a free Black man / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
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The time-ago tales of Jahdu / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
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Willie Bea and the time the Martians landed / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
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The planet of Junior Brown. by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
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Her stories : African American folktales, fairy tales, and true tales / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
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Her stories : African American folktales, fairy tales, and true tales / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
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Her stories : African American folktales, fairy tales, and true tales / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
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The house of Dies Drear / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
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Many thousand gone : African Americans from slavery to freedom / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
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Paul Robeson : the life and times of a free Black man / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
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Time pieces : the book of times / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
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Dustland / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
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Wee Winnie Witch's Skinny : an original African American scare tale / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
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Arilla Sun Down / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
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Bruh Rabbit and the tar baby girl / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
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Sweet whispers, Brother Rush / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
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Her stories : African American folktales, fairy tales, and true tales / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
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