{"product_id":"virginia-hamilton-five-novels-loa-348-zeely-the-house-of-dies-drear-the-planet-of-junior-brown-m-c-higgins-the-great-sweet-whispers-brother-rush","title":"Virginia Hamilton: Five Novels (LOA #348) : Zeely \/ the House of Dies Drear \/ the Planet of Junior Brown \/ M. C. Higgins, the Great \/ Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush","description":"\u003cp\u003eLibrary of America, 2021. Hardcover. Remainder mark. VG. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRediscover America's most honored writer of children's literature in this deluxe collector's edition of her finest work: five classic novels about African American young people confronting the world and its many challenges.,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRediscover America's most honored writer of children's literature in this deluxe collector's edition of her finest work: five classic novels about African American young people confronting the world and its many challenges\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlaying out themes of memory, folklore, and tradition in enthralling, often wildly inventive stories, Virginia Hamilton transformed American children's literature in the 1960s and 70s. Her award-winning novels brought Black characters center stage, creating a multifaceted portrait of African American life that she called \"liberation literature.\" This volume collects five of her best known and most beloved works.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZeely\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1967), Geeder Perry and her brother, Toeboy, go to their uncle's farm for the summer and encounter a six-and-a-half-foot-tall Watusi queen and a mysterious night traveler.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the Edgar Award-winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe House of Dies Drear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1968), Thomas Small and his family move to a forbidding former waystation on the Underground Railroad--a house whose secrets Thomas must discover before it's too late.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJunior Brown, a three-hundred-pound musical prodigy, plays a silent piano in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Planet of Junior Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1971), while his homeless friend Buddy Clark draws on all his New York City wit to protect Junior's disintegrating mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the National Book Award-winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eM.C. Higgins, The Great\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1974), Mayo Cornelius Higgins sits atop a forty-foot pole on the side of Sarah's Mountain and dreams of escape. Poised above his family's home is a massive spoil heap from strip-mining that could come crashing down at any moment. Can he rescue his family \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e save his own future? Must he choose?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSweet Whispers, Brother Rush\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1982), fifteen-year-old Tree's life revolves around her ailing brother, Dab, until she sees cool, handsome Brother Rush, an enigmatic figure who may hold the key to unlocking her family's troubled past.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Library of America edition contains twenty beautifully restored illustrations, ten in full color for the first time; a selection of writings in which Hamilton discusses her work; and a newly researched chronology of Hamilton's life and career.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Desierto Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46446284505254,"sku":"","price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/3465\/5654\/files\/virginia.webp?v=1750530154","url":"https:\/\/249f2c-1b.myshopify.com\/products\/virginia-hamilton-five-novels-loa-348-zeely-the-house-of-dies-drear-the-planet-of-junior-brown-m-c-higgins-the-great-sweet-whispers-brother-rush","provider":"DESIERTO BOOKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}