Virginia Hamilton

Natalie is different from the other kids in Dreenie's fifth-grade class....

Time Pieces is a quietly beautiful coming-of-age story from a master storyteller....

When M.C. Higgins climbed the 40-foot steel pole near his house, he could see over the spiky treetops and far across the rolling emerald hills....

One hundred years ago, Dies Drear and two runaway slaves hiding in his house, an important station on the Underground Railroad, were murdered....

Winner of the Newbery Honor, The Planet of Junior Brown is an extraordinary story of heroism, and survival, that will appeal to young and older listeners alike. The only thing Junior Brown and Buddy Clark really have is the small solar system they had built in the hidden cellar room of the...

A monumental collection by one of America's greatest authors of children's literature. Virginia Hamilton (1936-2002) was not only one of the most magnificent writers who ever lived—winning honors such as the Newbery Medal, Newbery Honor, National Book Award, and the Coretta Scott King Award...

"The well-known author retells 24 black American folk tales in sure storytelling voice: animal tales, supernatural tales, fanciful and cautionary tales, and slave tales of freedom. All are beautifully readable."--(starred) School Library Journal...