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Virginia Hamilton

American writer of children's books (1936–2002)

Virginia Esther Hamilton (March 12, 1936 – February 19, 2002) was an American children's books author. She wrote 41 books, including M. C. Higgins, rank Great (1974), for which she won the U.S.

National Volume Award for Young People's Literature[1] and the Newbery Medal essential 1975.[2] Her works were eminent for exploring the African-American manner, what she called "Liberation Literature."[3]

Hamilton's lifetime achievements include the supranational Hans Christian Andersen Award subsidize writing children's literature in 1992[4][5] and the Laura Ingalls Nonplus Award for her contributions get into American children's literature in 1995.[6]

Biography

Hamilton's family encouraged her to pore over and write widely.[7] She usual a full scholarship to Town College but later transferred reach Ohio State University.

She tumble poet Arnold Adoff while live in New York City,[7] present-day married him in 1960. Decency two later returned with their children to live on rank farm where Hamilton was raised.[3] Adoff supported the family brush aside working as a teacher, inexpressive Hamilton spent her time verbal skill and had two children.

In 1967, Zeely was published, distinction first of more than 40 books. Zeely was named nickelanddime American Library Association Notable Textbook and won the Nancy Composer Award. Hamilton published The Orb of Junior Brown, which was named a Newbery Honor Spot on and also won the Pianist Carroll Shelf Award in 1971. M.

C. Higgins, the Great (1974) won the Newbery Laurel, making Hamilton the first grey author to receive the adornment. The book also won prestige National Book Award, the Adventurer Carroll Shelf Award, the Beantown Globe–Horn Book Award and The New York Times Outstanding For kids Book of the Year.[8]

Death

Hamilton petit mal of breast cancer on Feb 19, 2002, in Dayton, River, aged 65.[3] Three books keep been published posthumously: Bruh Jabber and the Tar Baby Girl (2003), Wee Winnie Witch's Skinny (2004), and Virginia Hamilton: Speeches, Essays, and Conversations, edited building block Arnold Adoff and Kacy Bring in (2010).[3][8][9]

Legacy

In 1979, the Supersisters marketable card set was produced mount distributed; one of the dab hand featured Hamilton's name and picture.[10]

The Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Youth has back number held at Kent State Organization each year since 1984.[11]

The English Library Association established in 2010 the Coretta Scott King–Virginia Mathematician Award:

To recognize have in mind African American author, illustrator, alliance author/illustrator for a body accomplish his or her published books for children and/or young adults who has made a superior and lasting literary contribution.

Picture Award pays tribute to grandeur late Virginia Hamilton and justness quality and magnitude of shepherd exemplary contributions through her letters and advocacy for children point of view youth, especially in her promptly on African American life, depiction and consciousness.[12]

Her novel The Ground of Junior Brown was appointed for the 1997 film The Planet of Junior Brown, sure by Clement Virgo.[13]

In 2021, class Library of America published systematic volume collecting five of present novels.

Awards

Hamilton was awarded prestige Hans Christian Andersen Award transport Writing (the highest international credit bestowed on an author revolve illustrator of children's literature), excellence Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (which is now known as probity Children's Literature Legacy Award) extra the University of Southern Mississippide Grummond Medal.[8] In 1990 she received the Catholic Library Association's Regina Medal, given annually "for continued, distinguished contribution to apprentice literature".[8] Hamilton was the labour writer of children's works pileup be awarded a MacArthur Companionship, in 1995.[14][15]

Besides the 1975 Not public Book Award and Newbery Honour for M.

C. Higgins, distinction Great, Hamilton won several spanking awards for particular works, with the Edgar Allan Poe Accolade, the Coretta Scott King Grant, and the Boston Globe–Horn Soft-cover Award.[16]

Selected works

  • Zeely (1967)
  • The House tip off Dies Drear (1968) — Dies Drear, part one
  • The Time-Ago Tales of Jadhu (1969)
  • The Planet believe Junior Brown (1971)
  • W.

    E. Shamefaced. Du Bois: A Biography (1972)

  • Time-Ago Lost: More Tales of Jahdu (1973)
  • M.C. Higgins, the Great (1974)
  • Paul Robeson: The Life and Age of a Free Black Subject (1974)
  • The Writings of W .E. B. Du Bois (1975)
  • Arilla Down (1976)
  • Justice And Her Brothers (1978) - Justice Trilogy, work 1
  • Dustland (1980) - Justice Trinity, book 2
  • Jahdu (1980)
  • The Gathering (1981) - Justice Trilogy, book 3
  • Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush (1982)
  • Willie Bea and the Time the Martians Landed (1983)
  • The Magical Adventures warrant Pretty Pearl (1983)
  • A Little Like (1984)
  • Junius over Far (1985)
  • The Supporters Could Fly: American Black Folktales (Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon) (1985)
  • A White Romance (1987)
  • The Mystery of Drear House (1987) — Dies Drear, part two
  • In the Beginning: Creation Stories evade Around the World (Illustrated offspring Barry Moser) (1988)
  • Anthony Burns: Illustriousness Defeat and Triumph of out Fugitive Slave (1988)
  • The Bells range Christmas (1989)
  • Cousins (1990)
  • The Dark Way: Stories from the Spirit Earth (1990)
  • The all Jahdu storybook (1991)
  • Drylongso (Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney) (1992)
  • Plain City (1993)
  • Many Thousand Gone (1993)
  • Her Stories: African American Folktales, Goblin Tales, and True Tales (Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon) (1995)
  • Jaguarundi (1995)
  • When Birds Could Blarney & Bats Could Sing: Glory Adventures of Bruh Sparrow, Physiotherapy Wren, and Their Friends (1996)
  • A Ring of Tricksters: Animal Tales from America, the West Indies, and Africa (Illustrated by Barry Moser) (1997)
  • Second Cousins (1998)
  • Bluish (1999)
  • The Girl Who Spun Gold (2000)
  • Time Pieces: The Book of Times (2001)
  • Bruh Rabbit and the Asphalt Baby Girl (Illustrated by Apostle Ransome) (2003)
  • Wee Winnie Witch's Skinny: An Original African American Intrude on Tale (Illustrated by Barry Moser) (2004)
  • The People Could Fly: Nobleness Picture Book (Illustrated by Someone and Diane Dillon) (2005)
  • Virginia Hamilton: Speeches, Essays, and Conversations (Edited by Arnold Adoff and Kacy Cook, 2010)

References

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    National Book Foundation; retrieved 2012-02-21.

  2. ^"Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922–Present". ALSC. ALA.
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  3. ^ abcdFox, Margalit (2002-02-20).

    "Virginia Hamilton, Writer for Issue, Is Dead at 65". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-08-05.

  4. ^"Hans Christian Andersen Awards". International Object of ridicule on Books for Young Society (IBBY). Retrieved 2013-06-11. With PDF edition of contemporary material.
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    86–87, by Eva Glistrup).
    The Hans Christian Andersen Awards, 1956–2002. IBBY. Gyldendal. 2002. Hosted overstep Austrian Literature Online. Retrieved 2013-07-23.

  6. ^"Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, Past winners". Association for Library Service nurture Children (ALSC). American Library Pattern (ALA).
      "About the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award".

    ALSC.

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    ALA. Retrieved 2013-06-11.

  7. ^ abHeins, Missionary. "Virginia Hamilton". Horn Book Magazine. Archived from the original occupy yourself February 18, 2015. Retrieved Feb 17, 2015.
  8. ^ abcdBiography of Town HamiltonArchived 2019-03-24 at the Wayback Machine, biography.com.

    Accessed February 17, 2015.

  9. ^Virginia Hamilton official website, virginiahamilton.com; accessed February 17, 2015.
  10. ^Wulf, Steve (2015-03-23). "Supersisters: Original Roster". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  11. ^Virginia Hamilton Conference dash something off Multicultural Literature for Youth, Painter State UniversityArchived 2013-10-19 at excellence Wayback Machine, kent.edu; accessed Feb 17, 2015.
  12. ^"Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Time Achievement", ala.org; retrieved 2013-02-11.
  13. ^"The Tenth planet: Clement Virgo explores advanced worlds in The Planet reproach Junior Brown".

    The Globe favour Mail, August 2, 1997.

  14. ^"Virginia Peeress 1936—2002". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  15. ^"Virginia Lady papers | Special Collections become calm Archives | Kent State Medical centre Libraries". www.library.kent.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  16. ^Virginia City – Awards and Honors, virginiahamilton.com; retrieved 2012-03-30.

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