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Porch Lies

Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and other Wily Characters

Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and other Wily Characters

Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and other Wily Characters

By Patricia McKissack
Illustrated by Andre Carrilho

By Patricia McKissack
Illustrated by Andre Carrilho

By Patricia McKissack
Illustrated by Andre Carrilho

By Patricia McKissack
Illustrated by Andre Carrilho

By Patricia McKissack
Read by Pamella D’Pella, Adenrele Ojo and Mirron Willis

By Patricia McKissack
Read by Pamella D’Pella, Adenrele Ojo and Mirron Willis

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Aug 22, 2006 | ISBN 9780375836190 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Dec 18, 2008 | ISBN 9780307559173 | Middle Grade (8-12)

Audiobook Download $10.00

Dec 04, 2007 | 263 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Porch Lies

    Side-splittingly funny, spine-chillingly spooky, this companion to a Newbery Honor–winning anthology The Dark Thirty is filled with bad characters who know exactly how to charm.

    From the author’s note that takes us back to McKissack’s own childhood when she would listen to stories told on her front porch… to the captivating introductions to each tale, in which the storyteller introduces himself and sets the stage for what follows… to the ten entertaining tales themselves, here is a worthy successor to McKissack’s The Dark Thirty. In “The Best Lie Ever Told,” meet Dooley Hunter, a trickster who spins an enormous whopper at the State Liar’s contest. In “Aunt Gran and the Outlaws,” watch a little old lady slickster outsmart Frank and Jesse James. And in “Cake Norris Lives On,” come face to face with a man some folks believe may have died up to twenty-seven different times!

    About Porch Lies

    Side-splittingly funny, spine-chillingly spooky, this companion to a Newbery Honor–winning anthology The Dark Thirty is filled with bad characters who know exactly how to charm.

    From the author’s note that takes us back to McKissack’s own childhood when she would listen to stories told on her front porch… to the captivating introductions to each tale, in which the storyteller introduces himself and sets the stage for what follows… to the ten entertaining tales themselves, here is a worthy successor to McKissack’s The Dark Thirty. In “The Best Lie Ever Told,” meet Dooley Hunter, a trickster who spins an enormous whopper at the State Liar’s contest. In “Aunt Gran and the Outlaws,” watch a little old lady slickster outsmart Frank and Jesse James. And in “Cake Norris Lives On,” come face to face with a man some folks believe may have died up to twenty-seven different times!

    About Porch Lies

    Side-splittingly funny, spine-chillingly spooky, this companion to a Newbery Honor–winning anthology The Dark Thirty is filled with bad characters who know exactly how to charm.

    From the author’s note that takes us back to McKissack’s own childhood when she would listen to stories told on her front porch… to the captivating introductions to each tale, in which the storyteller introduces himself and sets the stage for what follows… to the ten entertaining tales themselves, here is a worthy successor to McKissack’s The Dark Thirty. In “The Best Lie Ever Told,” meet Dooley Hunter, a trickster who spins an enormous whopper at the State Liar’s contest. In “Aunt Gran and the Outlaws,” watch a little old lady slickster outsmart Frank and Jesse James. And in “Cake Norris Lives On,” come face to face with a man some folks believe may have died up to twenty-seven different times!

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    About Patricia McKissack

    “To me, reading is like breathing; both are essential to life.”—Patricia C. McKissackAward-winning author Patricia McKissack wishes she could have talked to her hero, Frederick Douglass, about his rise from slavery, his daring escape, and freedom—at last! She is the… More about Patricia McKissack

    About Patricia McKissack

    “To me, reading is like breathing; both are essential to life.”—Patricia C. McKissackAward-winning author Patricia McKissack wishes she could have talked to her hero, Frederick Douglass, about his rise from slavery, his daring escape, and freedom—at last! She is the… More about Patricia McKissack

    About Patricia McKissack

    “To me, reading is like breathing; both are essential to life.”—Patricia C. McKissackAward-winning author Patricia McKissack wishes she could have talked to her hero, Frederick Douglass, about his rise from slavery, his daring escape, and freedom—at last! She is the… More about Patricia McKissack

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $19.99
    Published by Schwartz & Wade
    Aug 22, 2006 | 160 Pages | 7-1/2 x 10-1/2 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780375836190

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Schwartz & Wade
    Dec 18, 2008 | 160 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780307559173

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Audiobooks | Children’s Picture Books

    Audiobook Download | $10.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Dec 04, 2007 | 263 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780739362259

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    Praise

    Booklist starred review
    Horn Book Magazine starred review
    Publishers Weekly starred review

    Awards

    ALA Notable Children’s Book WINNER 2007

    Book Links Lasting Connection WINNER 2006

    Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best books WINNER 2006

    New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing WINNER 2006

    Parents’ Choice Silver Honor Book WINNER 2006

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