M.C. Higgins the Great
by Virginia Hamilton
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- Grade
- 3-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 1974
Word Count 69,544
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 560L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 125, 10 AR Points
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- 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
- Lists With This Book
- ELA Text Exemplars, 4-5
- Books That Broke the Rules
- Books From All 50 States - Ohio
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Virginia Hamilton
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 2
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John Newbery Medal, 1922-2024
Winner, 1975
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Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 1974
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