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.
WINNER
| 1996 Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award
WINNER
| 1994 Kansas William White Master List
WINNER
| 1993 Coretta Scott King Author Award
WINNER
| 1993 Newbery Honor Book
WINNER
| 1992 Coretta Scott King Author Award
"Skillfully developed and sustained to the very end. Pinkney's stark scratchboard illustrations evoke an eerie mood, which heightens the suspense of each tale.... A stellar collection."--School Library Journal, starred review
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.
Awards
WINNER
| 1996 Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award
WINNER
| 1994 Kansas William White Master List
WINNER
| 1993 Coretta Scott King Author Award
WINNER
| 1993 Newbery Honor Book
WINNER
| 1992 Coretta Scott King Author Award
Praise
"Skillfully developed and sustained to the very end. Pinkney's stark scratchboard illustrations evoke an eerie mood, which heightens the suspense of each tale.... A stellar collection."--School Library Journal, starred review
