The dark-thirty : Southern tales of the supernatural
by
McKissack, Pat, 1944-2017.
Title
:
The dark-thirty : Southern tales of the supernatural
Patricia C. McKissack ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney.
Personal Author
:
McKissack, Pat, 1944-2017.
Publication Information
:
New York : Knopf, [1992].
Physical Description
:
iv, 122 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
ISBN
:
9780679818632
9780679918639
9780679883357
9780590477352
9780679890065
Series
:
Coretta Scott King award book (author) ; 1993
Abstract
:
A collection of ghost stories with African American themes, designed to be told during the Dark Thirty--the half hour before sunset--when ghosts seem all too believable. 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. "The atmosphere of each selection is skillfully developed and sustained to the very end. Pinkney's stark scratchboard illustrations evoke an eerie mood, which heightens the suspense of each tale. This is a stellar collection for both public and school libraries looking for absorbing books to hook young readers. Storytellers will also find it a goldmine."
Reading Level
:
730 L Lexile
Program Information
:
Reading Counts RC 6-8 6.9 6.0 2813.
7855. Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.6 4.0.
Accelerated Reader Grades 5-8 4.6 4 Quiz 7855 English fiction, vocabulary quiz available.
Subject Term
:
Ghost stories, American.
Horror tales, American.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Children's stories, American.
Ghosts -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
Children's stories, American -- Juvenile fiction.
JUVENILE FICTION -- Historical -- United States -- 20th Century.
JUVENILE FICTION -- Short Stories.
JUVENILE FICTION -- Thrillers & Suspense.
African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
Children's stories, American. (OCoLC)fst00856654
Ghost stories, American. (OCoLC)fst00942400
Horror tales, American. (OCoLC)fst00960399
Horror fiction, American.
Horror fiction.
Horror -- Fiction.
Blacks -- Fiction.
Ghost -- Fiction.
Short stories.
Black people -- Fiction
Geographic Term
:
Southern States -- Fiction.
Southern States. (OCoLC)fst01244550
Genre
:
Children's stories.
Ghost stories.
Short stories.
Horror stories.
Short stories -- Juvenile.
Ghost stories -- Juvenile.
Curriculum resource.
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
Ghost stories. (OCoLC)fst01726625
Horror fiction. (OCoLC)fst01921684
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Short stories. (OCoLC)fst01726740
Added Author
:
Pinkney, J. Brian,
Added Title Contained Works
:
Legend of Pin Oak.
11:59.
Sight.
Woman in the snow.
Conjure brother.
Gingi.
Chicken-coop monster.
Contents
:
The legend of Pin Oak -- We organized -- Justice -- The 11:59 -- The sight -- The woman in the snow -- The conjure brother -- Boo Mama -- The Gingi -- The chicken-coop monster.
Library | Call Number | Type |
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FNSB North Pole | JUVENILE FICTION MCKISSACK | Book |
JPL Douglas | MCKISSACK | Juvenile Book |
Kodiak Public | J F MCKISSACK | Book |
Kuskokwim Consortium | J FIC MCK | Book |
MSBSD Butte Elementary | F MCK | Book |
MSBSD Colony Middle | SC MCKISSACK | Book |
MSBSD Denaina Elementary | F SUPERNAT. MCK | Book |
MSBSD Meadow Lakes Elementary | F MCK | Book |
MSBSD Pioneer Peak Elementary | F MCK | Book |
SLN Blatchley Middle | FIC MCK | Book |
Soldotna Public | JF McKissack | Juvenile Book |
UAA Mat-Su | PZ7.M478693 Dar 1992 | Youth Book |
UAS Egan | MCKISSACK | Juvenile Book |
Valdez Consortium | J MCKISSA | Youth Book |
Wasilla Middle School | HORROR F MCK | Book |
Wasilla Middle School | HORROR F MCK | Book |
Wasilla Middle School | HORROR F MCK | Book |