M.C. Higgins the Great
by Virginia Hamilton
M.C.'s family is rooted to the slopes of Sarah's Mountain. His great-grandmother... read more
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 1974
Word Count 69,544
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 560L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 125
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Mountain life
- African Americans--Juvenile fiction
- Family life
- African Americans--Fiction
- Ohio
- African Americans
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Coming of age
- Ohio--Fiction
- Mountain life--Ohio--Fiction
- Coming of age--Fiction
- Family life--Ohio--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Classics
- Young Adult Fiction
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Virginia Hamilton
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 2
Interview with Virginia Hamilton
Created by Scholastic
1995 Children’s Literature Legacy Award Acceptance Speech given by Virginia Hamilton
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Common Core Guide from Open Road Integrated Media
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Lesson Plan from Manchester University
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Lesson Plan from NovelWise
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Lesson Plan from Literary Link
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Roscoe Lee Browne
Created by Recorded Books
Awards & Distinctions 2
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2021
Winner, 1975
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2020
Winner, 1974
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