The People Could Fly

Name: The People Could Fly
Author: Virginia Hamilton

by Virginia Hamilton

Collection of African-American folktales of magical freedom and flight

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Virginia Hamilton

Virginia Hamilton was an American author and the first African American to win the Newbery Medal, for M.C. Higgins, the Great. Her books drew on African American folklore and history.

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M.C. Higgins, the GreatBoy on mountain learns healing power of connection and family
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