| Description |
iv, 122 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. |
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| Series |
Coretta Scott King award book (author) ; 1993 |
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Newbery honor book ; 1993 |
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Coretta Scott King award book (author) ; 1993.
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Newbery honor book ; 1993.
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| Awards |
Newbery Honor Book, 1993. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
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." |
| Awards |
Coretta Scott King Award, author, 1993. |
| Study Program |
Reading Counts RC 6-8 6.9 6.0 2813. |
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7855. Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.6 4.0. |
| Subject |
Ghost stories, American.
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Horror tales, American.
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African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
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Children's stories, American.
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Southern States -- Fiction.
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Ghosts -- Fiction. |
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African Americans -- Fiction. |
| Genre/Form |
Ghost stories. |
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Children's stories.
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Short stories.
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Ghost stories.
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Horror tales.
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| Added Author |
Pinkney, J. Brian, illustrator.
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| Added Title |
Legend of Pin Oak.
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11:59.
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Sight.
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Woman in the snow.
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Conjure brother.
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Gingi.
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Chicken-coop monster.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: McKissack, Pat, 1944- Dark-thirty. New York : Knopf, ©1992 (OCoLC)606294153 |
| ISBN |
0679818634 (trade) |
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9780679818632 (trade) |
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0679918639 (lib. bdg) |
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9780679918639 (lib. bdg) |
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0679883355 (pbk.) |
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9780679883357 (pbk.) |
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0590477358 |
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9780590477352 |
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0679890068 |
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9780679890065 |
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