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  • Published: 29 March 2022
  • ISBN: 9780593505335
  • Imprint: RH US Audio Childrens
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $23.00

The Dark-Thirty

Southern Tales of the Supernatural





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.

  • Published: 29 March 2022
  • ISBN: 9780593505335
  • Imprint: RH US Audio Childrens
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $23.00

About the author

Patricia McKissack

Patricia C. McKissack lives in St. Louis, Missouri.
Brian Pinkney lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Praise for The Dark-Thirty

Honors & Awards for The Dark Thirty
A Newbery Honor Book
The Coretta Scott King Award
An ALA Notable Children's Book
A Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
An International Reading Association Teachers' Choice

"A stellar collection to hook young readers." --School Library Journal, starred
"These original, short and ghostly stories. . .are grand for reading aloud." --The New York Times Book Review

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