The dark-thirty : Southern tales of the supernatural / Patricia C. McKissack ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney.
Material type: TextSeries: Yearling NewberyPublication details: New York : Dell Yearling, 2001, c1992.Edition: 1st yearling edDescription: 166 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:- 0679890068
- Newbery Honor Book, 1993.
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Fiction | McKissack, Pat | Available | 33111004514978 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In that special half-hour of twilight - the dark-thirty - there are stories to be told. Mesmerizing, suspenseful, and breathtakingly original, these tales make up a heart-stopping collection of lasting value, a book not quickly forgotten.
"A Yearling book."
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.
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.
Newbery Honor Book, 1993.