Virginia Hamilton

By Julie K. Rubini

Subjects: Juvenile literature, African american authors, American Authors, Authors, american, African americans, biography, juvenile literature, Children's stories, Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature, African American authors -- Juvenile literature, African American authors, Authors, American -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature, Authors, juvenile literature, JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Biography & Autobiography -- Science & Technology, Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002 -- Juvenile literature, Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002, Authorship, JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Biography & Autobiography -- Women, Authors, American, African American authors -- Biography -- Juvenile literature, Children's stories -- Authorship, JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Biography & Autobiography -- General, Children's stories -- Authorship -- Juvenile literature

Description: Julie K. Rubini brings us the biography of one of the most honored authors of children's literature in the twentieth century. The most expansive biography of Hamilton published for young readers, it was vetted for accuracy by Hamilton's husband, poet Arnold Adoff. It is the fourth installment in the Biographies for Young Readers series, which is quickly building a reputation for substantive and engaging treatments of its diverse subjects.