M.C. Higgins, the Great

A Newbery Medal WinnerA National Book Award WinnerA Boston Globe/Horn Book Award WinnerMayo Cornelius Higgins sits on his gleaming, forty-foot steel pole, towering over his home on Sarah's Mountain. Stretched before him are rolling hills and shady valleys. But behind him lie the wounds of strip mining, including a mountain of rubble that may one day fall and bury his home. M.C. dreams of escape for himself and family. And one day, atop his pole, he thinks he sees it.Hamilton, Virginia is the author of 'M.C. Higgins, the Great', published 2005 under ISBN 9780786275410 and ISBN 0786275413.