M.C. Higgins, the great
by Virginia Hamilton
- 3 Want to read
- 1 Have read
As a slag heap, the result of strip mining, creeps closer to his house in the Ohio hills, fifteen-year-old M.C. is torn between trying to get his family away and fighting for the home they love.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
Children's fiction, Ohio, fiction, African americans, fiction, Family life, fiction, Fiction, African Americans, Juvenile fiction, Mountain life, African Americans in fiction, Family life, Family life in fiction, Coming of age in fiction, Coming of age, Ohio in fiction, Mountain life in fiction, Family, Families, Newbery Medal, Large type books, Afro-Americans, Fiction in English, African American childrenPeople
Mayo Cornelius HigginsPlaces
OhioShowing 8 featured editions. View all 41 editions?
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
M.C. Higgins, the great: with connections
1999, Holt, Rinehart and Winston
in English
0030546567 9780030546563
|
cccc
|
2
|
aaaa
|
3
|
cccc
|
4
|
cccc
|
5
M.C. Higgins, the great
1993, Aladdin Books, Maxwell Macmillan Canada, Maxwell Macmillan International
in English
- 1st Aladdin Books ed.
068971694X 9780689716942
|
cccc
|
6
M.C. Higgins, the great
1987, Collier Books
in English
- 1st Collier Books ed.
0020434901 9780020434900
|
eeee
|
7
|
cccc
|
8
|
cccc
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
"25th anniversary edition"--T.p. verso.
Classifications
External Links
The Physical Object
Edition Identifiers
Work Identifiers
Source records
Scriblio MARC recordmarc_openlibraries_phillipsacademy MARC record
Library of Congress MARC record
Internet Archive item record
Better World Books record
amazon.com record
Promise Item
midcolumbia:397598 record
Work Description
Hamilton’s classic coming-of-age tale: The National Book Award– and Newbery Award–winning novel about a young man who must choose between supporting his tight-knit family and pursuing his own dreams
Mayo Cornelius Higgins perches on top of a homemade forty-foot tower, considering two destinies. Behind him is his family’s beloved house at the foot of a mountain that strip mining has reduced to loose rubble. In front of him, the beautiful Ohio River Valley and the great world beyond.
As M.C. weighs whether to stay with the family and home he loves or set off into the world on his own, there appear on the horizon two strangers who will make his decision all the more difficult.
Community Reviews (0)
Lists
See All
History
- Created April 1, 2008
- 16 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
| March 11, 2025 | Edited by Mek | updates midcolumbia:397598 with lexile |
| July 25, 2024 | Edited by Jillena | Edited without comment. |
| July 10, 2024 | Edited by dcapillae | Merge works (MRID: 148730) |
| January 19, 2024 | Edited by MARC Bot | uppercase bwbsku local_id |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from Scriblio MARC record |