Virginia Hamilton
Virginia Hamilton (1936–2002) was a renowned African American children's author celebrated for her diverse works including folktales, realistic novels, science fiction, biographies, and mysteries that preserved black oral traditions and highlighted African American experiences. Growing up in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in a multigenerational family of storytellers with roots in slavery, she authored over 40 books, earning prestigious awards such as the Newbery Medal for *M. C. Higgins, the Great* (1975), the Hans Christian Andersen Award (1992), and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (1995).[1][3][4]
Children’s literature
African American folktales
Science fiction
Realistic fiction
Biographies
Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales
Sweet whispers, Brother Rush
The planet of Junior Brown
Bluish: Library Edition
M.C. Higgins, the Great
The House of Dies Drear
Zeely
The People Could Fly Picture Book and CD
Many Thousand Gone: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom
Justice and Her Brothers (The Justice Trilogy)
Arilla Sun Down
M.C. Higgins, the Great
The People Could Fly Lib/E: American Black Folktales
Dustland
Justice and her brothers
Zeely
A white romance
The House of Dies Drear
M.C. Higgins the Great
The Gathering: The Justice Cycle, Book Three
Willie Bea and the Time the Martians Landed
Justice and Her Brothers
The House of Dies Drear
The House of Dies Drear