Author Winner
The People Could Fly by Call Number: 398.2 H18pc 2000ISBN: 0375804714Publication Date: 2000-10-10Newbery Medalist Virginia Hamilton tells 24 stories that kept her ancestors' culture alive during slavery, from spirited animal trickster tales and robust tall tales to spine-chilling tales of the supernatural and moving narratives of slaves in search of freedom. Twelve of these tales are on the 78-minute CD, including the hauntingly beautiful title story, "The People Could Fly." Booklist praised the recording as "an outstanding and most welcome production that both complements and extends the original work."
Author Honors
Junius over Far by
Fearful that grandfather is lonely as he approaches death on a Caribbean island, 14-year-old Junius & his father go to visit him.
Call Number: F H18ju 1985ISBN: 0060221941Publication Date: 1985-04-01- Trouble's Child by
Martha longs to leave her island home of the Louisiana coast and go to high school where she can learn more than the ways of her midwife grandmother and perhaps someday broaden the lives of the superstitious villagers.
Call Number: F W171tISBN: 9780688042141Publication Date: 1985-09-01
Illustrator Winner
The Patchwork Quilt by Call Number: E F668pISBN: 0803700970Publication Date: 1985-03-29Using scraps cut from the family's old clothing, Tanya helps her grandmother and mother make a beautiful quilt that tells the story of her family's life.
Illustrator Honor
- The People Could Fly by
Newbery Medalist Virginia Hamilton tells 24 stories that kept her ancestors' culture alive during slavery, from spirited animal trickster tales and robust tall tales to spine-chilling tales of the supernatural and moving narratives of slaves in search of freedom. Twelve of these tales are on the 78-minute CD, including the hauntingly beautiful title story, "The People Could Fly." Booklist praised the recording as "an outstanding and most welcome production that both complements and extends the original work."
Call Number: 398.2 H18pc 2000ISBN: 0375804714Publication Date: 2000-10-10
