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The girl who spun gold The girl who spun gold Virginia Hamilton Quashiba, a peasant girl, is about to be made queen because the king believes that she can spin and weave golden things. A tiny creature comes to save her under the condition that she has three chanc… OL112093W
Her stories Her stories Leo Dillon,Virginia Hamilton,Diane Dillon A few folktales, animal tales, fairy tales and even some actually true herstories collected and retold by Virginia Hamilton. OL112094W
Plain City Plain City Virginia Hamilton Twelve-year-old Buhlaire, a "mixed" child who feels out of place in her community, struggles to unearth her past and her family history as she gradually discovers more and more about her long-missing… OL112099W
A ring of tricksters A ring of tricksters Virginia Hamilton Twelve trickster tales that show the migration of African culture to America via the West Indies. OL112101W
When birds could talk & bats could sing When birds could talk & bats could sing Virginia Hamilton A collection of stories, featuring sparrows, jays, buzzards, and bats, based on those African American tales originally written down by Martha Young on her father's plantation in Alabama after the Ci… OL112106W
Dark Way Dark Way Virginia Hamilton A collection of folk tales, legends, and myths involving the supernatural, from cultures around the world. OL112109W
Willie Bea and the time the Martians landed Willie Bea and the time the Martians landed Virginia Hamilton In October of 1938, on their farm homestead in Ohio, a black family is caught up in the fear generated by the Orson Welles "Martians have landed" broadcast. OL112113W
The Bells of Christmas The Bells of Christmas Virginia Hamilton Summary, Twelve-year-old Jason describes the wonderful Christmas of1890 that he and his family celebrate in their home in Springfield, Ohio. OL112115W
Drylongso Drylongso Virginia Hamilton As a great wall of dust moves across their drought-stricken farm, a family's distress is relieved by a young man called Drylongso, who literally blows into their lives with the storm. OL112116W
Justice and her brothers Justice and her brothers Virginia Hamilton An 11-year-old and her older twin brothers struggle to understand their supersensory powers. OL112117W
The People Could Fly The People Could Fly Virginia Hamilton "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 beautifull… OL112129W
Zeely Zeely Virginia Hamilton Geeder's summer at her uncle's farm is made special because of her friendship with a very tall, composed woman who raises hogs and who closely resembles the magazine photograph of a Watutsi queen. OL112131W
The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl Virginia Hamilton Pretty Pearl, a spirited young African god child eager toshow off her powers, travels to the New World where, disguised as a human, she lives among a band of free blacks who have created their own se… OL11278391W
Many Thousand Gone Many Thousand Gone Virginia Hamilton Summary, Recounts the journey of Black slaves to freedom via the underground railroad, an extended group of people who helped fugitive slaves in many ways. OL11278400W
The House of Dies Drear The House of Dies Drear Virginia Hamilton A black family tries to unravel the secrets of their new home which was once a stop on the Underground Railroad. OL11278406W
M. C. Higgins, The Great M. C. Higgins, The Great Virginia Hamilton Summary, As a slag heap, the result of strip mining, creeps closer to his house in the Ohio hills,fifteen-year-old M. C. is torn between trying to get his family away and fighting for the home they l… OL11278412W
Jahdu Jahdu Virginia Hamilton When his shadow steals his magic dust, Jahdu must try to recover it. OL15100205W
A Little Love A Little Love Virginia Hamilton Though she has been raised lovingly by her grandparents, a black teenager goes in search of her father. OL15100221W
Virginia Hamilton Virginia Hamilton Virginia Hamilton In the history of children's books, no one person has accomplished as much as Virginia Hamilton did to alter the landscape of our collective interpretation of American history, race, and the absolute… OL15581531W
The house of Dies Drear The house of Dies Drear Virginia Hamilton A black family tries to unravel the secrets of their new home which was once a stop on the Underground Railroad. OL24270276W
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