M. C. Higgins, the Great

M. C. Higgins, the Great is a book by Virginia Hamilton that won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1975. It also won the National Book Award, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the only book to do that. It is a coming of age novel; it tells the story of Mayo Cornelius Higgins: his childhood and early adult life. Its setting is along a mine on Sarah's Mountain, a fictional mountain in West Virginia near the O... more

M. C. Higgins, the Great is a book by Virginia Hamilton that won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1975. It also won the National Book Award, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the only book to do that. It is a coming of age novel; it tells the story of Mayo Cornelius Higgins: his childhood and early adult life. Its setting is along a mine on Sarah's Mountain, a fictional mountain in West Virginia near the Ohio River. It has been translated into many languages, including Japanese and German. It was also made into a 1987 movie. M.C. Higgins - a young,african-american that is adventerous and a bit clever Banina - M.C.'s independent mother Jones - M.C.'s father that doesn't like the Killburn people. Ben - M.C.'s friend that is part of the Killburn tribe The Dude (James K. Lewis) - a man that wants to record Banina's voice Macie Pearl - M.C.'s younger sister Lennie Pool - M.C.'s younger brother Harper - M.C.'s other younger brother The Girl (Lurhetta... less