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Author

Virginia Hamilton

Honors

3 Coretta Scott King Book Awards wins, 1 National Book Award win, 1 Newbery Medal win, 1 Edgar Awards win, 8 Coretta Scott King Book Awards honors, 3 Newbery Medal honors, 1 National Book Award finalist, 2 Texas Bluebonnet Award shortlistings

AwardYearBook
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Winner1996Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Winner1986The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Winner1983Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush
National Book Award Winner1975M. C. Higgins, the Great
Newbery Medal Winner1975M. C. Higgins, the Great
Edgar Awards Winner1969The House of Dies Drear
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Honor2005The People Could Fly: The Picture Book
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Honor1996Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Honor1990The Bells of Christmas
Newbery Medal Honor1989In The Beginning: Creation Stories from Around the World
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Honor1986Junius Over Far
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Honor1986The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Honor1985A Little Love
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Honor1984The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl
Newbery Medal Honor1983Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Honor1979Justice and Her Brothers
Newbery Medal Honor1972The Planet of Junior Brown
National Book Award Finalist1972The Planet of Junior Brown
Texas Bluebonnet Award Shortlist1998When Birds Could Talk and Bats Could Sing
Texas Bluebonnet Award Shortlist1994Cousins

Books

More books by Virginia Hamilton

  • Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave

    Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave

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