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The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner) |  | Author: Patricia McKissack
Creator: Brian Pinkney
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
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Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 150131
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 128
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 7.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 0679818634
EAN: 9780679818632
ASIN: 0679818634
Publication Date: August 22, 2006
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These 10 spine-tinglers range from straight-up ghost stories to eerie narratives. The tales in this winner of the 1993 Coretta Scott King Award depict racism, haunting and vengeance in a manner that can be read out loud around a campfire or savored privately, offering middle readers (fourth through eighth graders) thoughtful exposure to important, though frightening, historical themes. One tale, set in the segregated South of the 1940s, tells of a black man's ghost avenging his murder by a white klansman. McKissack's prose is smooth and understated, and its sense of foreboding is powerfully enhanced by Brian Pinkney's black-and-white scratch board illustrations.
Product Description
Illus. in black-and-white. 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."--(starred) School Library Journal.
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 Teaching guides for this February 18, 2009
K. Nelson (Bethesda, MD United States)
This is a great collection. And I use the teacher and student materials developed by Johns Hopkins Talent Development Middle School Program with my kids.
 Great reading for all families December 25, 2008
Alice T. (Wilson NC USA)
This is one of the best books i have ever read...and this comes from someone who has a mini ilbrary in her home...i would gladly give up all my books for this one...glad i found it. Please purchase and enjoy!
History, Ghost Stories, and Folklore October 28, 2008
K. Zappas
Sitting down with Patricia McKissack's The Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural (Alfred A. Knopf, 1992), readers expect a good ghost story or two. But in this collection of short stories, McKissack does more than tell a spooky tale; she roots each of her stories in history or folklore. Of the ten stories in this volume, six take the readers on a trip through African American history, from the "The Legend of Pin Oak," the mysterious tale of a slave family's attempt at escape in the 1860s, to "Justice," where a victim of a 1930s Klan lynching haunts his murderer, to "The Woman in the Snow," whose tale ties in with the 1950s bus boycott that was part of the American civil rights movement. Other stories, like "The Sight," "The Conjure Brother," and "The Gingi," recount folklore from old Southern or African traditions. The final story in the book, a semi-autobiographical tale from the author's own life, ends the collection on a personal note, while retaining the supernatural feel of the earlier stories.
McKissack intended these stories to be shared in the twilight hour, just before nightfall, a time known as The Dark Thirty. Read the stories for a good spooky or suspenseful tale. Pair them with McKissack's introductions and you just might learn something along the way. Scratchboard artwork by Brian Pinkney provides an eerie accompaniment to McKissack's words in this award-winning collection.
Haunting and Historic Short Stories October 26, 2008
Crystalee Calderwood
The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural by Patricia McKissack (Yearling, 1996) is a short collection of African-American folktales, ranging from the spooky to the down-right frightening. These stories cover important moments in history, from the days of slavery to the family life of a modern day African-American family. Each story simultaneously teaches and haunts the reader in a powerful weaving of events. In "The Woman in the Snow," a white bus driver leaves a black woman and her child on the street to die. She later seeks her revenge by haunting the driver and causing the horrible bus accident in which he dies. Other stories explore vengeance and redemption in equally as powerful ways. In a time when race-issues are front and center in America, this book acts as an important piece of literature for children who may not know about African-American history. This book is the recipient of both the Newberry Honor Award and the Coretta Scott King Award. A fast and spooky bedtime read for middle-graders, everyone will find something haunting and intriguing in this collection.
Wonderfully captivating read September 29, 2008
Peter Kent
These short stories caught my attention as a kid and they still do. Ranging from the spiritual, like in the 'The Gingi' and 'Justice', to the supernatural, like in 'We Organized', these stories have a variety of legends and folk tales that will pull in any reader. Each story is prefaced with an explanation or personal note from Patricia C Mckissack, which really helps to dive into the stories with the relevant basics. Each story has a moral behind, which makes it very suitable for impressionable youngsters. They're one part campfire stories, one part bedtime stories, and all good to read. The illustrations accompanying the stroies all paint a vivid image to support their respective stories.
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