Virginia Hamilton: 19 books

**An American Library Association Notable Book and a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year:**Twelve-year-old Arilla goes on a quest to discover who she is and where she fits into her family—and the world Arilla Adams is tired of being the moon to her older brother’s sun. Sixteen-year-old...

Elizabeth and her brother live on a farm for a summer—and learn a whole new way of living and dreaming Elizabeth likes to invent stories. When she travels to her uncle’s farm for a summer, she starts by making up new names for herself and her younger brother: “Geeder” and “Toeboy.”...

Alabama's is a story, believes author Virginia V. Hamilton, that bears scrutiny by Alabamians and outsiders alike if they would understand the present. Pause for a moment before a gallery of fading portraits, and you will sense the beginnings of Alabama's troubled history--homespun pioneers...

“Hamilton writes well and Alabama politics is always fascinating. As narrative history the book is outstanding, and it is easily the best study of Black’s political career.” —American Historical Review

When journalist Ida Tarbell set out to probe the operations of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Trust, it seemed like David facing Goliath all over again. Here, in this essay, is the remarkable story of the woman who took on one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in the world.