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Virginia Hamilton

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Virginia Esther Hamilton (March 12, 1936 – February 19, 2002) was an African-American children's books author. [1]

44 relations: African Americans, American Library Association, Antioch College, Arilla Sun Down, Arnold Adoff, Association for Library Service to Children, Austrian Literature Online, Barry Moser, Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, Breast cancer, Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby Girl, Children's literature, Children's Literature Legacy Award, Clement Virgo, Coretta Scott King Award, Dayton, Ohio, Drylongso (Hamilton book), Edgar Award, Gyldendal, Hans Christian Andersen, Hans Christian Andersen Award, International Board on Books for Young People, Jerry Pinkney, Kent State University, Leo and Diane Dillon, Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, M. C. Higgins, the Great, MacArthur Fellows Program, National Book Award for Young People's Literature, National Book Foundation, Newbery Medal, Ohio State University, Supersisters, Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush, The Globe and Mail, The House of Dies Drear, The Justice Trilogy, The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales, The People Could Fly: The Picture Book, The Planet of Junior Brown, The Planet of Junior Brown (novel), Underground Railroad, Wee Winnie Witch's Skinny, Yellow Springs, Ohio.

African Americans

African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.

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American Library Association

The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally.

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Antioch College

Antioch College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in Yellow Springs, Ohio.

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Arilla Sun Down

Arilla Sun Down is a 1976 children's novel by Virginia Hamilton and is about the life experiences of Arilla, a young girl of African American and American Indian parentage.

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Arnold Adoff

Arnold Adoff (born July 16, 1935, in Bronx, New York) is an American children's writer.

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Association for Library Service to Children

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is a division of the American Library Association, and it is the world's largest organization dedicated to library service to children.

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Austrian Literature Online

Austrian Literature Online (ALO) is an Austrian digitization project by the University Library of Innsbruck, the University Library of Graz and the University of Linz.

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Barry Moser

Barry Moser (born 1940) is an artist, known as a printmaker and illustrator of numerous works of literature.

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Boston Globe–Horn Book Award

The Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards are a set of American literary awards conferred by The Boston Globe and The Horn Book Magazine annually from 1967.

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Breast cancer

Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue.

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Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby Girl

Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby Girl is a 2003 picture book by Virginia Hamilton and illustrated by James Ransome.

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Children's literature

Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are enjoyed by children.

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Children's Literature Legacy Award

The Children's Literature Legacy Award, formerly known as the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (1954-2017), is a prize awarded by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), to writers or illustrators of children's books published in the United States who have, over a period of years, made substantial and lasting contributions to children's literature.

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Clement Virgo

Clement Virgo (born June 1, 1966) is a Canadian film and television writer, producer and director who runs the production company, Conquering Lion Pictures, with producer Damon D'Oliveira.

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Coretta Scott King Award

The Coretta Scott King Award is an annual award presented by the Ethnic & Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table, part of the American Library Association (ALA).

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Dayton, Ohio

Dayton is the sixth-largest city in the state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County.

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Drylongso (Hamilton book)

Drylongso is a 1992 children's book by Virginia Hamilton and illustrator Jerry Pinkney.

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Edgar Award

The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, based in New York City.

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Gyldendal

Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag A/S, usually referred to simply as Gyldendal is a Danish publishing house.

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Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen (2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author.

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Hans Christian Andersen Award

The Hans Christian Andersen Awards are two literary awards by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), recognising one living author and one living illustrator for their "lasting contribution to children's literature".

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International Board on Books for Young People

The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) is a Swiss non-profit organization committed to bringing books and children together.

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Jerry Pinkney

Jerry Pinkney (born December 22, 1939) is an American illustrator and writer of children's books.

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Kent State University

Kent State University (KSU) is a large, primarily residential, public research university in Kent, Ohio, United States.

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Leo and Diane Dillon

Leo Dillon (March 2, 1933 – May 26, 2012) and Diane Dillon (née Sorber; born March 13, 1933) were American illustrators of children's books and adult paperback book and magazine covers.

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Lewis Carroll Shelf Award

The Lewis Carroll Shelf Award was an American literary award conferred on several books annually by the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education annually from 1958 to 1979.

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M. C. Higgins, the Great

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MacArthur Fellows Program

The MacArthur Fellows Program, MacArthur Fellowship, or "Genius Grant", is a prize awarded annually by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation typically to between 20 and 30 individuals, working in any field, who have shown "extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction" and are citizens or residents of the United States.

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National Book Award for Young People's Literature

The National Book Award for Young People's Literature is one of four annual National Book Awards, which are given by the National Book Foundation (NBF) to recognize outstanding literary work by US citizens.

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National Book Foundation

The National Book Foundation (NBF) is an American nonprofit organization established "to raise the cultural appreciation of great writing in America".

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Newbery Medal

The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association (ALA).

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Ohio State University

The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State or OSU, is a large, primarily residential, public university in Columbus, Ohio.

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Supersisters

Supersisters was a set of 72 trading cards produced and distributed in the United States in 1979 by Supersisters, Inc.

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Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush

Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush is a 1982 children's novel by Virginia Hamilton and is about a girl, Tree, who lives with her mother and older brother, and her involvement with a ghost.

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The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada.

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The House of Dies Drear

The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton is a children's mystery novel, with sinister goings-on in a reputedly haunted house.

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The Justice Trilogy

The Justice Trilogy, also called the Justice Cycle, was a series of young-adult science-fiction books written by Virginia Hamilton.

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The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales

The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales is a 1985 collection of twenty four folktales retold by Virginia Hamilton and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon.

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The People Could Fly: The Picture Book

The People Could Fly: The Picture Book is a 2004 picture book by Virginia Hamilton and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon.

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The Planet of Junior Brown

The Planet of Junior Brown, retitled Junior's Groove in some releases, is a Canadian drama film released in 1997.

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The Planet of Junior Brown (novel)

The Planet of Junior Brown is a 1971 young adult novel by Virginia Hamilton and illustrator Jerry Pinkney.

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Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early to mid-19th century, and used by African-American slaves to escape into free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause.

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Wee Winnie Witch's Skinny

Wee Winnie Witch's Skinny: An Original Scare Tale is a 2004 picture book by Virginia Hamilton and illustrated by Barry Moser.

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Yellow Springs, Ohio

Yellow Springs is a village in Greene County, Ohio, United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Hamilton

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