The Dark-Thirty

The Dark-Thirty PDF Author: Patricia McKissack
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0679818634
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129

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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 Dark-Thirty

The Dark-Thirty PDF Author: Patricia McKissack
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0679818634
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129

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Book Description
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 Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay

The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay PDF Author: Patricia McKissack
Publisher: Square Fish
ISBN: 1250113512
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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For more than a thousand years, from A.D. 500 to 1700, the medieval kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay grew rich on the gold, salt, and slave trade that stretched across Africa. Scraping away hundreds of years of ignorance, prejudice, and mythology, award-winnnig authors Patricia and Fredrick McKissack reveal the glory of these forgotten empires while inviting us to share in the inspiring process of historical recovery that is taking place today.

The Clone Codes

The Clone Codes PDF Author: Pat McKissack
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0439929830
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194

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Acclaimed authors Patricia C. McKissack and Frederick L. McKissack have collaborated with their son, John, to deliver a novel that is as suspenseful as it is searing. "The Clone Codes" is the first installment of a sci-fi trilogy that blends a futuristic society with events in world history.

Let My People Go

Let My People Go PDF Author: Patricia C. McKissack
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481418998
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152

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"Come join me as I take you back to Charleston, South Carolina, to my father's forge in the early 1800's. Sit with me on the woodpile as he tells a tale of faith, hope, or love." In this extraordinary collection, Charlotte Jefferies and her father Price, a former slave, introduce us to twelve best loved Bible tales, from Genesis to Daniel, and reveal their significance in the lives of African Americans--and indeed of all oppressed peoples. When Charlotte wants to understand the cruel injustices of her time, she turns to her father. Does the powerful slaveholder, Mr. Sam Riley, who seems to own all that surrounds them, also own the sun and moon? she wonders. Price's answer is to tell the story of Creation. How can God allow an evil like slavery to exist? she asks. Price responds by telling the story of the Hebrews' Exodus -- and shows Charlotte that someday their people, too, will be free. With exquisite clarity, Patricia and Fredrick McKissack and James Ransome -- a Newbery Honor winner and all Coretta Scott King Award winners -- brilliantly illuminate the parallels between the stories of the Jews and African-American history. Let My People Go is a triumphant celebration of both the human spirit and the enduring power of story as a source of strength. Our hope is that this book will be like a lighthouse that can guide young readers through good times and bad....The ideas that these ancient stories hold are not for one people, at one time, in one place. They are for all of us, for all times, everywhere. --from the Authors' Note to Let My People Go

Miami Gets It Straight

Miami Gets It Straight PDF Author: Pat McKissack
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780756907198
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Stepping Stone Books.

Goin' Someplace Special

Goin' Someplace Special PDF Author: Patricia C. McKissack
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481416502
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Through moving prose and beautiful watercolors, a Coretta Scott King Award and Caldecott Medal–winning author-illustrator duo collaborate to tell the poignant tale of a spirited young girl who comes face to face with segregation in her southern town. There’s a place in this 1950s southern town where all are welcome, no matter what their skin color…and ’Tricia Ann knows exactly how to get there. To her, it’s someplace special and she’s bursting to go by herself. But when she catches the bus heading downtown, unlike the white passengers, she must sit in the back behind the Jim Crow sign and wonder why life’s so unfair. Still, for each hurtful sign seen and painful comment heard, there’s a friend around the corner reminding ’Tricia Ann that she’s not alone. And her grandmother’s words—“You are somebody, a human being—no better, no worse than anybody else in this world”—echo in her head, lifting her spirits and pushing her forward.

Cyborg

Cyborg PDF Author: Pat McKissack
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0439929857
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146

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In the next Clone Codes installment, Houston, a cyborg, tells his story. Houston must fight to overcome the rules of his strange universe, where the government uses laws to torment its citizens, especially cyborgs.

Red-tail Angels

Red-tail Angels PDF Author: Pat McKissack
Publisher: Walker
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 152

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A history of African American pilots with a focus on World War II.

Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters

Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters PDF Author: Patricia C. McKissack
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 88

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Book Description
Describes the customs, recipes, poems, and songs used to celebrate Christmas in the big plantation houses and in the slave quarters just before the Civil War.

Rebels Against Slavery

Rebels Against Slavery PDF Author: Pat McKissack
Publisher: Polaris
ISBN: 9780590662598
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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Collects the true stories of brave African American rebels who fought against slavery, from Cinque, who pleaded his case before the Supreme Court, to Nat Turner, who led one of the greatest revolts in history.