The Dark-Thirty

Southern Tales of the Supernatural

Patricia McKissack, Brian Pinkney

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Knopf Books for Young Readers
12 April 2022

General fiction (Children's&YA); Horror & ghost stories, chillers (Children's&YA)

With an extraordinary gift for suspense, McKissack brings us ten original, spine-tingling tales inspired by African American history and the mystery of that eerie half hour before nightfall-the dark-thirty.

With an extraordinary gift for suspense, McKissack brings us ten original, spine-tingling tales inspired by African American history and the mystery of that eerie half hour before nightfall-the dark-thirty.

By: Patricia McKissack, Brian Pinkney
Imprint: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 267mm, Width: 191mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9780679818632
ISBN 10: 0679818634
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 12 April 2022
Recommended Age: From 2 To 12
Audience: Children/juvenile , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Young adult , English as a second language , Children's (6-12)
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Patricia C. McKissack (1944-2017) was an award-winning author who came from a family of skilled storytellers who taught her to listen and observe and who encouraged her lifelong love affair with words. The Dark-Thirty- Southern Tales of the Supernatural was a 1993 Newbery Honor Book, and Pat received the Coretta Scott King Author Award for it.She also frequently collaborated on books with her husband, Fredrick. Pat wished she could have talked to her hero, Frederick Douglass, about his rise from slavery, his daring escape, and freedom-at last! If she had not been an author, she would have liked to have been an interior designer or an architect so she could have told stories through design.

Reviews for The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural

Skillfully developed and sustained to the very end. Pinkney's stark scratchboard illustrations evoke an eerie mood, which heightens the suspense of each tale.... A stellar collection. --School Library Journal, starred review