Arilla Sun Down Explained

Arilla Sun Down
Author:Virginia Hamilton
Country:United States
Language:English
Published:1976
Publisher:Greenwillow Books (US)
Hamish Hamilton (UK)
Media Type:Print (hardback, paperback)
Pages:248 (unpaginated)
Isbn:9780688800581
Oclc:2164959

Arilla Sun Down is a 1976 children's novel by Virginia Hamilton and is about the life experiences of Arilla, a young girl of African American and American Indian parentage.

Reception

A review of Arilla Sun Down in The Best in Children's Books: The University of Chicago Guide to Children's Literature, 1973-78 stated "Hamilton is a genius with words; once accustomed to the pattern, the reader hears the singing quality. What is outstanding in the story is the depth and nuance of the author's perception of the young adolescent, the brilliant characterization, and the dramatic impact of some of the episodes."[1] and Margaret Bernice Smith Bristow, writing about Hamilton in The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature, found "Her use of unconventional stream of consciousness and language in Arilla Sun Down (1976) is also noteworthy."[2]

Arilla Sun Down has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews,[3] Children's Literature Association Quarterly,[4] the English Journal,[5] and the School Library Journal.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Best in Children's Books: The University of Chicago Guide to Children's Literature, 1973-78 . 198, 199 . Zena Sutherland . 1980 . University of Chicago Press . 9780226780597 . April 22, 2017.
  2. Book: The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature: Hamilton, Virginia . 184 . 15 February 2001. 9780198031758 . April 22, 2017. Andrews . William L. . Foster . Frances Smith . Harris . Trudier .
  3. Web site: Arilla Sun Down (starred review) . There are reinforcing threads--Arilla's early rapport with an old Indian; her father's periodic need to return to his native village and his identity as Great Wolf. The resulting mesh gives the common theme of adolescent self-discovery a dazzling, uncommon impact . September 1, 1976 . Kirkus Media LLC . April 22, 2017.
  4. January 2009 . Frontiers of Gender in Children's Literature: Virginia Hamilton's Arilia Sun Down . Anita West Moss . Arilia Sun Down is most certainly a courageous and aesthetically adventurous book, both in its innovative narrative technique and in its treatment of race and gender . Children's Literature Association Quarterly . Johns Hopkins University Press . 8 . 4 . 25–27 . April 22, 2017.
  5. January 1997 . Young Adult Literature . English Journal . National Council of Teachers of English . 86 . 1 . 110 . April 22, 2017.
  6. October 1976 . Arilla Sun Down (Book Review) . School Library Journal . Media Source Inc. . 23 . 2 . 116 . April 22, 2017.

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