| M.C. Higgins, the Great Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Hamilton, Virginia (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416914072 ISBN-13: 9781416914075 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2006 Annotation: When two strangers enter his life, M.C. Higgins learns the answer to saving his home and family from the slag heap of an Ohio strip mine. "All of the characters have vitality and credibility as well as a unique quality that makes them unforgettable . . ".--The Horn Book. Newbery Medal; National Book Award; ALA Notable Children's Book; School Library Journal Best of the Best; New York Times Outstanding Children's Books of the Year. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99014288 |
| Age Level: 8-12 |
| Grade Level: 3-7 |
| Lexile Measure: 560(Not Available) |
| Guided Reading: X (Grade 6) |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.2" W x 7.65" L (0.45 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Self-Esteem |
| Features: Ikids, Price on Product |
| Awards: Newbery Medal, Winner, Children's, 1975 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 125 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Discover this transcendent middle grade masterpiece about a young black boy whose quiet rural live in the Appalachian Mountains begins to change--winner of the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. Mayo Cornelius Higgins sits on his gleaming, forty-foot steel pole, towering over his home on Sarah's Mountain. Stretched before him are rolling hills and shady valleys. But behind him lie the wounds of strip mining, including a mountain of rubble that may one day fall and bury his home. M.C. dreams of escape for himself and his family. And, one day, atop his pole, he thinks he sees it--two strangers are making their way toward Sarah's Mountain. One has the ability to make M.C.'s mother famous. And the other has the kind of freedom that M.C. has never even considered. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hamilton, Virginia: - The recipient of nearly every major award and honor in her field, including the 1992 Hans Christian Anderson Award, Virgina Hamilton was the first African-American woman to be awarded the Newbery Medal, for M.C. Higgins The Great. Renowned as a storyteller, anthologist and lecturer as well as a novelist, Ms. Hamilton makes her home in Yellow Springs, Ohio. |
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