Patricia McKissack, author portrait

Patricia McKissack

PATRICIA C. McKISSACK was the author of over 100 children's books, including The Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural, which was a Newbery Honor book and a Coretta Scott King Award winner. She also received the Coretta Scott King Award for A Long Hard Journey: The Story of Pullman Porter and Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters.

The Dark-Thirty
The Home-Run King
A Song for Harlem
Abby Takes a Stand
Away West
Porch Lies

Books

The Dark-Thirty
The Home-Run King
A Song for Harlem
Abby Takes a Stand
Away West
Porch Lies

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