What would you do if your home and its beautiful setting had run-off from a garbage dump threatening its state? Would you simply find a new location, or would you stand up and take action? In Virginia Hamilton’s M. C. Higgins, The Great, a young boy battles the powers that be to preserve the Appalachian region in which he lives. This 25th anniversary edition celebrates the book’s original Newbury Medal, as well as this multiple award-winning author’s vast body of fine work. | M. c. Higgins The Great by Virginia Hamilton, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters | M.c. Higgins The Great by Virginia Hamilton, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters