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Virginia Hamilton

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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 for Young People's Literature 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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    In the beginning : creation stories from around the world / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002

    Published 1988
    Book
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    Arilla Sun Down / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002

    Published 1995
    Book
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    Junius over far / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002

    Published 1985
    Book
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    Second cousins / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002

    Published 1998
    Book
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    Anthony Burns : the defeat and triumph of a fugitive slave / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002

    Published 1988
    Book
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    Plain City / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002

    Published 1993
    Full Text (via Internet Archive)
    eBook
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    Willie Bea and the time the Martians landed / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002

    Published 1983
    Book
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    Many thousand gone : African Americans from slavery to freedom / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002

    Published 1993
    Book
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    Plain City / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002

    Published 1993
    Book
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    Time pieces : the book of times / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002

    Published 2002
    Book
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    Paul Robeson : the life and times of a free Black man / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002

    Published 1974
    Book
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    The time-ago tales of Jahdu / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002

    Published 1969
    Book
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    Illusion and reality / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002

    Published 1976
    Government Document Book
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    The bells of Christmas / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002

    Published 1989
    Book
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    Dustland / by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002

    Published 1980
    Book
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    Illusion and Reality by Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002

    Published 1976
    Full Text (via ERIC)
    Electronic eBook
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