NONFICTION

Virginia Hamilton: America's Storyteller

by Julie K. Rubini
152p. (Biographies for Young Readers). bibliog. chron. glossary. notes. photos. Ohio Univ. Pr. Ju1. 2017. Tr $28.95. ISBN 9780821422687; pap. $14.95. ISBN 9780821422694.
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Gr 6 Up—A biography of Virginia Hamilton—the award-winning author of such classics as Zeely and M.C. Higgins, the Great—for middle schoolers. Rubini presents Hamilton's life story as one filled with both triumphs and struggles, focusing on what it was like to be an African American woman author in the 1960s. The work offers insight into what inspired Hamilton to craft her groundbreaking books. "Did You Know?" inserts accompany the text and provide background on the civil rights movement and more, though the boxes occasionally disrupt the narrative flow. By contrast, the photographs and back matter contribute greatly to the reading experience.
VERDICT A general addition to nonfiction biography collections, especially wherever Hamilton's titles are in demand.
Reviewed by Aileen Barton, Choctaw Public Library, OK , Jul 01, 2017

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