Virginia Hamilton: Speeches, Essays, and Conversations - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0439271932 ISBN 13: 9780439271936

Publisher: The Blue Sky Press, 2010

Synopsis

A must-have for schools, libraries, and anyone interested in books for young readers.

Virginia Hamilton (1936-2002) changed children's literature for generations of readers, bringing a Faulknerian style of sophisticated and cutting-edge writing to the world of books for young readers. Hamilton was awarded the Newbery Medal, three Newbery Honors, the National Book Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, and many more. Readers will be enlightened by Hamilton's engaging, powerful, and witty perspective on African American literature as well as her own experiences as a writer and an American.

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About the Author

Arnold Adoff is the author of twenty-five books of poetry for children and their older counterparts, including Street Music, an ALA Notable Book, and Slow Dance Heart Break Blues, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Among his many other honors is the NTCE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Arnold was married to the late Virginia Hamilton, and they have two children and one grandchild.
Kacy Cook has pursued several writing-related paths for many years. Alongside her freelance writing career, she edits magazines, newspapers, textbooks, and various trade publications. In addition, Ms. Cook enjoys writing books for young people, including Nuts, her forthcoming novel for middle-grade readers. She has contributed to Ohio Magazine and Ohioana Quarterly. She lives in Columbus, Ohio.

From School Library Journal

Starred Review. This volume of 33 speeches, essays, and interviews was selected from the more than 150 manuscripts left by the author after her death in 2002. Spanning 30 years, the collection includes her Arbuthnot lecture, as well as acceptance speeches for major literary awards: the Newbery Medal for M. C. Higgins the Great, the Coretta Scott King, Boston Globe-Horn Book, Hans Christian Andersen, and Wilder awards, as well as the Regina Medal. The pieces do indeed trace the development of her ideas, as she explains parallel culture, addresses the perceived difficulty of some of her fiction, and develops theories of fiction. A constant thread is the central importance of her home, Yellow Springs, OH, where her grandfather was brought to freedom by his fugitive slave mother, and of her extended family, especially her mother. Brief essays by her colleagues and her two children, a sketch and time line of Hamilton's life, a list of all her books and major awards, along with tributes from editors, are appended. This important volume belongs in every library serving adults who read children's literature.—Margaret A. Chang, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams
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About this edition

• Publisher: The Blue Sky Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0439271932
• ISBN 13: 9780439271936
• Binding: Print on Demand (Paperback)
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Arnold Adoff, Kacy Cook