M.C. Higgins, the Great (Digital Original) (Multicultural Library)

By: Virginia Hamilton

Sign Up Now! Already a Member? Log In
You must be logged into Bookshare to access this title. Learn about membership options, or view our freely available titles.

Synopsis: 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 dreamsMayo 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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 292 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781453213889
Publisher:: Open Road Media
Date of Addition:: 03/08/25
Copyrighted By:: Virginia Hamilton
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Outdoors and Nature, Parenting and Family
Grade Levels:: Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade
Reading Age:: 8–12
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.