Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Virginia Hamilton

Born: March 12, 1934
Died: February 19, 2002 (aged 67)
Bio: Virginia Esther Hamilton was a multi-award winning African-American children's books author. She wrote 41 books, including M. C. Higgins, the Great, for which she won the U.S.
Known for:
- The People Could Fly (1985)
- The House of Dies Drear (1968)
- M. C. Higgins, the Great (1974)
- Zeely (1967)
- Her stories (1995)