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The Dark-Thirty

By: Patricia McKissack
Narrated by: Mirron Willis, Allyson Johnson
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1992 Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner

With an extraordinary gift for suspense, McKissack brings us 10 original, spine-tingling tales inspired by African-American history and the mystery of that eerie half hour before nightfall—the dark-thirty.

©2010 Patricia McKissack (P)2022 Listening Library

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"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

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