M.C. Higgins, the Great
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
5 journalers for this copy...
1975 Newbery Medal winner.
Don't know anything about this one, so I'll have to read it and find out! (But I do know that Virginia Hamilton writes good stuff.)
Here's another copy on my shelf.
Don't know anything about this one, so I'll have to read it and find out! (But I do know that Virginia Hamilton writes good stuff.)
Here's another copy on my shelf.
This story is about 13-year-old Mayo Cornelius Higgins growing up in the mountains of Ohio. But of course it's really about a lot of other things too: friendship and prejudice and superstition; hope and fear and difficult choices; and singing and swimming and a really big shiny pole sticking up out of the ground!
I'm glad I read it.
Reserved for spacedog's Newbery bookrings - round 6.
Ring order:
spacedog (MA)
knitwit (PA) (skipped)
tostle (UT)
elissamay (NY)
knitwit (PA; second try)
COMPLETE!
I'm glad I read it.
Reserved for spacedog's Newbery bookrings - round 6.
Ring order:
spacedog (MA)
tostle (UT)
elissamay (NY)
knitwit (PA; second try)
COMPLETE!
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
M.C. is off to see the world as part of a Newbery book ring. Hope he has a good trip!
M.C. is off to see the world as part of a Newbery book ring. Hope he has a good trip!
got a couple of days ago. thanks.
finally finished. there's no doubt that this is an extremely sophisticated book for a newbery winner. unfortunately the writing is so mature that i find it hard to believe that any kid would be able to get through it. as an adult the book certainly has its moments, but although hamilton does a great job of defining the setting and characters, the emotional growth of the main character is somewhat crammed into the last chapters and doesn't have the intended weight. still, it's one of the more impressive wins even if i wasn't much of a fan of the book itself.
I received this book! Thanks for sending it and thanks for sharing this Newberry Bookring!
I must admit this was not my favorite book. I really struggled with it and have put it down several times to read other books...I am sorry to delay the ring! The one redeeming moment was when MC was with the Killburn family.
I am glad I read this book...I am especially glad I finally finished it!!!
I will be sending this off today!
Thanks for sharing and for including me in the Newberry bookrings!
I am glad I read this book...I am especially glad I finally finished it!!!
I will be sending this off today!
Thanks for sharing and for including me in the Newberry bookrings!
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
This book is off to elissamay! Happy travels!
This book is off to elissamay! Happy travels!
Received as part of spacedog's Newbery bookring. Thank you!
Actually didn't really love this... there's something about Virginia Hamilton's novels (see The House of Dies Drear) that I find confusing and hard to follow, like she makes these large narrative leaps or doesn't quite give the reader enough information at the start. (Love her folklore, though, so... weird). Still, I was glad to cross another Newbery off my list. Doubling back one step in the book ring then on its way home.
Arrived safely on Wednesday. Thanks for giving me a second chance to read this. I shall get to it as quickly as I can.
Oh my goodness! I never journaled this one after I read it.
Not my favorite Newbery but I think it's a book that would be better if I were to read it a second time. Perhaps I rushed through since I've had for so long. I liked the detail and the language and I even liked the story although I found the timeline a bit improbable.
Finally heading home today.
Not my favorite Newbery but I think it's a book that would be better if I were to read it a second time. Perhaps I rushed through since I've had for so long. I liked the detail and the language and I even liked the story although I found the timeline a bit improbable.
Finally heading home today.
This came home to me just in time to be put aside for the big give-away we're planning at the Hawaii Book and Music Festival next month.
Journal Entry 14 by 
hyphen8
at Hawaii Book & Music Festival in -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, Hawaii USA on Tuesday, May 10, 2011
hyphen8 at Hawaii Book & Music Festival in -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, Hawaii USA on Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Released 12 yrs ago (5/14/2011 UTC) at Hawaii Book & Music Festival in -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, Hawaii USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
This book was set free to find a new reader; I'm so glad you've found it!
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If you're new to Bookcrossing, I hope you will take some time to explore this wonderful free and anonymous community and learn about what it has to offer.
Free your books - help spread the words!
