The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural

by Patricia McKissack (Author)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

A collection of ghost stories inspired by African American history, designed to be told during the dark-thirty--the half hour before sunset. 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.

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ALA/Booklist

An accessible collection on a popular topic, easy to book talk to a wide range of readers.

Kirkus

 A fine collection that teaches as it entertains.

Hornbook

Starred Review
Pinkney's scratchboard artwork adds the right amount of tension and apprehension to this collection that is great for reading aloud. Winner of the 1993 Coretta Scott King Award and a 1993 Newbery Honor book.

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Patricia McKissack
Patricia C. McKissack lives in St. Louis, Missouri.
Brian Pinkney lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780593123478
Lexile Measure
730
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Yearling Books
Publication date
March 20, 2022
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV016150 - Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
JUV018000 - Juvenile Fiction | Horror
JUV038000 - Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories
JUV067000 - Juvenile Fiction | Thrillers & Suspense
Library of Congress categories
African Americans
Children's stories, American
Short stories
Ghosts
Ghost stories
Supernatural
Paranormal fiction
Horror stories
Ghost stories, American
Horror tales, American
Horror fiction

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