Virginia Hamilton

Who This Author Is

Virginia Hamilton has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 83 catalog-linked books across 1968 to 2021, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Mystery & Thriller.

Best for readers who want pace, suspense, and a shelf that rewards straightforward starting points. If you want the easiest first click, start with Bluish and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1968 to 2021; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Scholastic and Scholastic Paperbacks.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Mystery & Thriller entry points • common used copies from Scholastic and Scholastic Paperbacks

Genres and themes: Mystery & Thriller

Who this author is best for: readers who want pace, suspense, and a shelf that rewards straightforward starting points

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1968 to 2021; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Scholastic and Scholastic Paperbacks.

How The Picks Compare

• Bluish is the easier short commitment, while Anthony Burns asks for more reading time up front.
• Anthony Burns gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Bluish leans later in the catalog.
• Teddy's Child is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from Bluish.

More Books By Virginia Hamilton

• Justice and Her Brothers (Point Signature)

  Scholastic Paperbacks • 1998

• The Gathering (Point Signature)

  Scholastic Paperbacks • 1998

• A Ring of Tricksters : Animal Tales from America, the West Indies, And Africa

  Scholastic • 1997

• The Mystery of Drear House: The Conclusion of the Dies Drear Chronicle (Apple Signature)

  Scholastic Paperbacks • 1997

• When Birds Could Talk & Bats Could Sing: The Adventures of Bruh Sparrow, Sis Wren and Their Friends

  Scholastic • 1996

• Arilla Sun Down (Point Signature)

  Scholastic Paperbacks • 1995

• Second Cousins (Virginia Hamilton)

  Scholastic • 1995

• The house of Dies Drear (BookFestival)

  [Distributed by ScottForesman • 1994

• Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave (Laurel-leaf books)

  Random House Childrens Books • 1993

• Plain City

  Blue Sky Press (AZ) • 1993

• The Planet of Junior Brown

  Simon & Schuster • 1993

• Zeely [Paperback] by Hamilton, Virginia; Shimin, Symeon

  Simon & Schuster • 1993